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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. How much land had Captain Fremantle already claimed?
(a) Five acres.
(b) One hundred thousand acres.
(c) One hundred miles.
(d) One million square miles.

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

3. Who was supposed to establish this first colony?
(a) Captain James Stirling.
(b) Constable Riggs.
(c) Captain Freeman.
(d) Arthur Carberry.

4. How long is the military outpost there for?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Yellagonga?

2. Why do the clans gather to set fire to areas of the brush?

3. What do Yalbung and Beeboo see when they investigate the noise?

4. What flag do the soldiers raise on the shore?

5. Why do the soldiers abandon the military outpost?

(see the answer key)

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