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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 are the women settlers upset?
(a) Because the rain is destroying their possessions.
(b) Because they are hungry.
(c) Because the Aboriginals are not wearing clothes.
(d) Because they are afraid of the Aboriginals.

2. What does Captain Fremantle want?
(a) He wants their permission to name the area.
(b) He wants them to bring him and his men some food.
(c) He wants them to put some clothes on.
(d) He wants to teach them about white men and their society.

3. Why are teenage boys sent out into the Law?
(a) To find a new clan to join.
(b) To become men.
(c) To gather firewood.
(d) To fight white men.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the first white invaders trick the Aboriginal men?

2. What does Captain Fremantle name the area?

3. What animal does Arthur Carberry bring to Australia with him?

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

5. In chapter one, who is the first person mentioned in the book?

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