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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. What do the girls see as they come into the harbor, that makes them homesick?
(a) The rabbit-proof fence.
(b) A wheat silo with a picture of a red dingo on it, which they recognize from flour sacks given to Aborigine people at Jigalong.
(c) A food factory with a picture of a yellow chicken on it, which they recognize from food packets given to Aborigine people at Jigalong.
(d) A huge water tank, like those at the depot at Jigalong.

2. How does the grandmother protect the new baby from any evil spirits nearby?
(a) She sprinkles water on the baby.
(b) She places a protective amulet around the baby's neck.
(c) She covers the baby in a special salve.
(d) She insults the baby.

3. Where do the girls spend their first night on the run?
(a) Under a tree.
(b) In a hollowed out rabbit burrow.
(c) Hidden in a barn.
(d) Out in the open, wrapped in their spare clothes.

4. What is the Canning Stock Route?
(a) A trail used for transporting prisoners.
(b) A trade route.
(c) A railway.
(d) A long line of wells stretching across the desert.

5. What makes Molly think the dormitory looks like a jail?
(a) The doors are padlocked and there are bars at the windows.
(b) It is a black, imposing building with a high wall around it.
(c) There are no windows.
(d) There are guards and guard-dogs outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the military outpost there for?

2. During the voyage, several members of the crew try to keep the girls entertained. What does one crewman tell them about?

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

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

5. What does the author think the girls really saw?

(see the answer key)

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