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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 eventually happens to Ned?

2. What does Ned say about how much he and his father communicate the final eight months of his father's life?

3. It is an eyewitness account starting when?

4. Why does Ned begin to hate his uncle?

5. While staying with his aunts and uncles, at what does Ned become good?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ned feel obligated to turn himself in?

2. What do the Kellys do when Ellen decides they should take advantage of the Duffy Land Act?

3. How are Ned's plans changed once he hears about Bill's affair?

4. How does Ned get more jail time for horse thievery?

5. Who does Ned say gives up Harry Power to the authorities?

6. Where does Ned move? Why?

7. Why is Ned amazed to see how easily his mother is bullied by Bill Frost?

8. What does Ben do that Ned protects him by doing his prison time?

9. Why does Ned become unhappy on the new property?

10. What do Hare and Nicolson show Ned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The gang, and others, write "blood letters."

Part 1) What are "blood letters"?

Part 2) To whom do they specifically write letters?

Part 3) Are these letters successful?

Essay Topic 2

Ned's mother sells hims to Harry Power, a bush ranger.

Part 1) Why does she sell him to Harry Power?

Part 2) How is Ned's life changed by living with Harry?

Part 3) What advice does Harry give Ned that is the best advice he could ever receive? Why is it so good?

Essay Topic 3

Ned's last words are "such is life."

Part 1) What does he mean by this?

Part 2) What does this say about his character?

Part 3) What does this say about poor Irish Australians?

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