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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Decline of Aboriginal Society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strange occurrence shatters the peace of the camp?
(a) A loud boom.
(b) A bad storm.
(c) One of the clan goes missing.
(d) A stranger arrives.

2. In chapter one, who is the first person mentioned in the book?
(a) Maude.
(b) Molly.
(c) Captain Fremantle.
(d) Kundilla.

3. Why are the Aboriginal laws important to them?
(a) They have been around for a very long time.
(b) They were established by the king of the Aboriginals.
(c) They were passed down by the Dreamtime spirit beings.
(d) They were the first laws in Australia before the white people came.

4. Why don't the Aboriginals understand what Captain Fremantle is saying?
(a) He is talking about things they have never seen or heard of.
(b) He is trying to talk in their language, but getting it wrong.
(c) He is speaking in verse.
(d) He is speaking in his language.

5. What did Captain Fremantle name the colony?
(a) Perth.
(b) Moore River Settlement.
(c) Jigalong.
(d) Swan River Colony.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is this carried out?

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

3. How long is the military outpost there for?

4. Who is Yellagonga?

5. Who makes the decision about when teenage boys are ready to go into the Law?

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