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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Swan River Colony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the first white invaders come in the first place?
(a) Looking for lost treasure.
(b) Sealing and whaling.
(c) Capturing Aboriginals to sell as slaves.
(d) Trying to find a new home.

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

3. Why do the clans gather to set fire to areas of the brush?
(a) For a religious ritual.
(b) To drive off the white men.
(c) To flush out animals, which are caught and eaten.
(d) To clear an area to build houses on.

4. How does Dayup know that Captain Fremantle must be important?
(a) Because he is wearing a uniform.
(b) Because the other men salute him.
(c) Because they recognize his picture from the newspaper.
(d) Because he tells them he is in charge.

5. What do Yalbung and Beeboo see when they investigate the noise?
(a) White men fighting each other on the beach.
(b) White men and women, and their belongings, on the beach.
(c) Animals attacking their camp.
(d) White men carrying off Aboriginal women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality is Captain Fremantle?

2. Why did the Captain crash the ship?

3. Why are the women settlers upset?

4. What did Captain Fremantle name the colony?

5. In what century was the military outpost established on the shores of Western Australia?

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