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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: What Happened to Them? Where Are They Now?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the policeman tell the girls they are going?
(a) To a new home to the south.
(b) To Perth.
(c) He does not tell them where they are going.
(d) To Port Headland to catch a boat south.

2. In what century was the military outpost established on the shores of Western Australia?
(a) 1200s.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1500s.
(d) 1800s.

3. What makes Molly think the dormitory looks like a jail?
(a) There are guards and guard-dogs outside.
(b) There are no windows.
(c) It is a black, imposing building with a high wall around it.
(d) The doors are padlocked and there are bars at the windows.

4. Why is Jigalong appealing to the Aborigines?
(a) Food, and safety from the white people.
(b) They will be able to live in houses rather than stick shelters.
(c) It is a place where they can learn English.
(d) No guns are allowed in the settlement.

5. What job does Daisy take when she grows up?
(a) She works as an inspector of the rabbit-proof fence.
(b) She is a house-maid on various stations.
(c) She becomes a writer.
(d) She becomes a campaigner for Aborigine rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Gracie return to Jigalong?

2. What was the common view of half-caste children at this time?

3. How do Gracie and Daisy react when Molly tells them of her plan to escape?

4. Why do the girls want to speak up when Miss Campbell introduces them to the staff member?

5. What kind of weather is it always successful to hunt in?

(see the answer key)

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