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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Jigalong, 1907-1931.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who makes the decision about when teenage boys are ready to go into the Law?
(a) Their fathers.
(b) Their mothers.
(c) The tribal elders.
(d) The boys themselves.

2. What animal does Arthur Carberry bring to Australia with him?
(a) Foxes.
(b) Lions.
(c) Horses.
(d) Mice.

3. What is the Mardudjara?
(a) An area of Australia where beautiful flowers grow.
(b) A settlement for Aboriginal people.
(c) An Aboriginal god.
(d) Several tribes of Aboriginal people who live in the desert regions.

4. Why do the clans gather to set fire to areas of the brush?
(a) To drive off the white men.
(b) To flush out animals, which are caught and eaten.
(c) For a religious ritual.
(d) To clear an area to build houses on.

5. What do the group have to do in order to adapt to life with white people?
(a) Learn English.
(b) Wash.
(c) Become Christian.
(d) Put clothes on.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Australia's farms became more successful, what policy did the government introduce?

2. What do Yalbung and Beeboo hear when they are hunting near the river?

3. What is the name of Captain Fremantle's gunboat?

4. What does Dora's father Lubin suggest?

5. Who is Yellagonga?

(see the answer key)

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