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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Maude's baby born?

2. When the girls hear footsteps they quickly hide. What do the girls think they see?

3. What are the girls supposed to use as a lavatory?

4. As they go through the city, what suddenly frightens the girls?

5. Where do the girls spend the night before moving on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of the wildflowers, plants and animals in this story. Why are there so many descriptions of nature?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author make the reader sympathetic to the Aborigines, and to the girls? Discuss her use of language and the structure of the book, as well as how various people in the story are presented to us.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss freedom in this story. How is it represented and what does the author say about it? How important is freedom? Who is free and who is not?

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