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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. When did the first European settlers arrive in Western Australia?
(a) 1670.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1829.
(d) 1896.

2. Why can't the girls eat the rabbit that Gracie catches?
(a) They think rabbits are poisonous to eat.
(b) It is too small, so there isn't enough meat on it.
(c) They have no matches to start a fire.
(d) Their bodies are not used to meat, so they will be ill.

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

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

5. What does Dora show the children how to make?
(a) Sun-hats.
(b) Knives.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Shelters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Aboriginal people discover too late?

2. Where do the girls spend their first night on the run?

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

4. When Golda spears one of the cattle, what happens to him?

5. What is 'the boob'?

(see the answer key)

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