View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the first white invaders trick the Aboriginal men?
(a) They offered them poisoned food.
(b) They told them there was good land further down the coast.
(c) They offered to take them to an island, then left them there.
(d) They pretended to be gods.

2. Where is Maude's baby born?
(a) At their camp south of Jigalong.
(b) In a hut in Jigalong.
(c) In the baby's father's house.
(d) In the hospital at Perth.

3. As they go through the city, what suddenly frightens the girls?
(a) A tram.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) A church bell.
(d) A ship's horn.

4. How do the white men try to break the Aboriginal culture?
(a) They force them to wear clothes.
(b) They make it illegal for them to have children.
(c) They prevent them from doing their sacred rituals and dances.
(d) They enslave them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gracie leave the other two girls?

2. By what name are the Mardudjara people referred to?

3. How does Captain Fremantle try to communicate when he realizes they don't understand him?

4. Why did the Captain crash the ship?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 350 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample