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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. How do the settlers allocate land?
(a) The Aboriginals decide.
(b) Each person is given a grant of land by the English government.
(c) They are allowed to choose land wherever they want.
(d) The land is bought off the Aboriginals.

2. Why do new arrivals at the school create hope?
(a) The children hope that the new arrivals will be their friends.
(b) The children hope that the new arrivals might be able to escape.
(c) The children hope that the new arrivals will get picked on instead of them.
(d) The children hope for news from back home.

3. How does the Superintendent feel about the baby?
(a) He is embarrassed that she was born at his station.
(b) He is angry with Maude.
(c) He says nice things.
(d) He thinks she is disgusting.

4. What is the usual breakfast?
(a) A glass of water flavored with sugar.
(b) Cold stew.
(c) Toast and jam.
(d) Weevily porridge.

5. When the girls meet a man on a bike while walking along the fence, what does the man do?
(a) Chases them away from the fence.
(b) Ignores their pleas for food and rides away.
(c) Captures them and calls the police.
(d) Gives them food, then reports that he saw them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do they justify this?

2. What do Dora's clan see coming through the desert?

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

4. What becomes a regular weekend event?

5. What were the new settlers advised to do?

(see the answer key)

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