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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Hyberry do before the day of a hanging?

2. When does Dowie arrive at the Healy's?

3. What is Mrs. Healy holding when Jimmie enters the house?

4. Why does Jimmie travel to the Healy's home?

5. After the Healys' attack, where do Mort and Jimmie go?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Mr. Newby, why does he stop giving the Blacksmiths' groceries?

2. How is McCreadie's health?

3. What place does McCreadie show the brothers?

4. Describe the new bill that is created in response to the brothers.

5. What news does Mr. Hyberry receive in Chapter 14, and how does he react?

6. Why does McCreadie tell Jimmie to leave Mort, and how does Jimmie react?

7. Why does Jimmie leave Tabidgi behind?

8. How does Mort react to the murder of Mrs. Healy and the baby?

9. Is Jimmie happy to be left alone with Mort?

10. Why does Mort paint his face white?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the value system of the white population to that of Jimmie's tribe. In what way do these differences affect Jimmie?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the depiction of the white characters in the novel. Were they all racist towards Aborigines? Why did the author choose to depict them the way he did?

Essay Topic 3

How significant is McCreadie in the capture of Jimmie in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith?

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