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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. Why did the Captain crash the ship?
(a) He saw the Aboriginals and thought they would make good servants.
(b) He was shocked by the sight of Captain Fremantle's boat already in the estuary.
(c) He wasn't watching where he was going.
(d) He was drunk.

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

3. What kind of weather is it always successful to hunt in?
(a) Windy: the wind blows the hunters' scent away.
(b) Misty: the animals can't see the hunters coming.
(c) Rain: the tracks are easy to see, and the animals are less alert.
(d) Sunny: it is easier to see and run in sunny weather.

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

5. Why does Mr. Keeling advise the Department of Native Affairs that the half-caste children should be removed from Jigalong?
(a) They eat too much food.
(b) They are an embarrassment.
(c) It is degrading for them to run around with the darker skinned children.
(d) They are not getting a fair chance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the Aboriginals upset that they are being tried under English law?

2. What were the white construction workers doing?

3. What is the Mardudjara?

4. In what ways do the Mardudjara people suffer?

5. What flag do the soldiers raise on the shore?

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