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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Escape.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Flannigan call the Superintendent of the Moore River Settlement to tell him that the girls were at her house?
(a) She is afraid of them.
(b) She is annoyed that they asked her for food.
(c) She is concerned for their safety.
(d) She believes that they should be kept away from their black families.

2. Who is Yellagonga?
(a) A powerful spirit ancestor.
(b) An Aboriginal god.
(c) A peace-loving tribal leader.
(d) A war-loving tribal leader.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Molly's father interact with his child?

2. The Aboriginals at first believed that the white men were 'gengas.' What are gengas?

3. What does Captain Fremantle name the area?

4. Why are the girls frightened when they get off the boat?

5. How does the Superintendent feel about the baby?

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