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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. What do Dora's clan see coming through the desert?
(a) White men on a hunting trip.
(b) An army of white men.
(c) A train.
(d) White men droving a large herd of cattle.

2. What does Dora's father Lubin suggest?
(a) Taking one of the cattle.
(b) Stealing all of the cattle.
(c) Killing the white men.
(d) Killing all of the cattle.

3. How do the Aboriginal people make Jigalong a permanent 'sitting down place'?
(a) They make it the gathering place for all the tribes.
(b) Sacred objects are brought and buried there.
(c) They chase out all the white people and claim it for themselves.
(d) They build permanent houses.

4. How is this carried out?
(a) Picnics, fox-hunts and balls.
(b) Sending out patrols into the bush.
(c) Taking Aboriginals as servants.
(d) Building very grand houses.

5. What is a wuungku?
(a) A type of weapon.
(b) A dress.
(c) A shelter.
(d) A ceremonial headdress.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the red desert been the home of the Mardudjara people before they left?

2. How much land had Captain Fremantle already claimed?

3. How do the Mardudjara people interact with the white station owners?

4. What is the main reason why the Mardudjara people decide to leave their desert?

5. What were the new settlers advised to do?

(see the answer key)

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