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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 becomes Janet's lifelong passion and hobby?

2. What does Gemmy do with "his papers"?

3. Where has Mr. Frazer taken Gemmy's papers?

4. What is Mrs. Hutchence's hobby?

5. What does Gemmy believe will happen if a person ignores someone who only wants attention?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lachlan's relationships with the other settler children change over time? What causes this change?

2. Why doesn't Jock ask Gemmy to leave the farm after the two incidents in this chapter?

3. How does Gemmy help Mrs. Hutchence with her beekeeping?

4. Describe the event that caused Willett's death.

5. How does George Abbot trick Gemmy in this chapter? Why does he do this?

6. What event brings Janet and Lachlan back together after many years?

7. Describe the two events that happen in this chapter which unnerve Jock.

8. How does Gemmy come to be on the island of Queensland?

9. Describe the mob's attack on Gemmy.

10. What did Gemmy do that affected Janet and Lachlan's lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flashbacks play an important role Remembering Babylon. Select two flashback scenes in the novel and:

1) describe what happens in the scene

2) discuss how this flashback fits into the main plot of the story

3) analyze the importance of including this particular flashback at this point in the story. What impact does the flashback have on the story? How would it be different if it was not there?

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Hutchence's home plays an important role in the novel. It serves as a symbol on many levels. Discuss the significance of the house in the novel. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

The inscription of Remembering Babylon includes a poem by John Clare. Re-read this poem and discuss the meaning of it in reference to the novel as a whole (What does it mean to you now that you have read the entire novel? Why?) and discuss the author's choice of this inscription (Why do you think he chose this poem?)

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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