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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On their walk around the grounds, what do they see a group of the children doing near the milking sheds?
(a) Stealing extra food.
(b) Trying to escape.
(c) Huddling together for warmth.
(d) Playing rounders.

2. Why can't the girls eat the rabbit that Gracie catches?
(a) It is too small, so there isn't enough meat on it.
(b) Their bodies are not used to meat, so they will be ill.
(c) They have no matches to start a fire.
(d) They think rabbits are poisonous to eat.

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

4. Who is the father of Maude's child?
(a) Her 'bilgur' (her betrothed).
(b) An inspector of the fence, Thomas Craig.
(c) Protector of Aborigines, Constable Riggs.
(d) The Superintendent, Mr. Keeling.

5. Why do the girls want to speak up when Miss Campbell introduces them to the staff member?
(a) They want to tell her that they are very hungry.
(b) They want to tell her that they do not want to be separated.
(c) They want to tell her that they are from Jigalong, not Nullagine.
(d) They want to tell her that she pronounced their names wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the big meeting held during the holidays at the end of the year?

2. Why are the girls frightened when they get off the boat?

3. Where do the girls spend their first night on the run?

4. Where is Maude's baby born?

5. What do the girls at Moore River wear as shoes?

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