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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: What Happened to Them? Where Are They Now?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Molly sometimes wish she didn't have light skin?
(a) She thinks the spirits will hate her.
(b) She is afraid she will be taken away.
(c) She thinks darker skin is prettier.
(d) The other children insult her.

2. How old is Daisy?
(a) Six.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Nine.

3. What did Mr. Keeling, the Superintendent at Jigalong depot, write in a letter that was ignored?
(a) That the Aborigines would become violent if their children were taken away.
(b) That the half-caste children would be very unhappy if taken away from their families.
(c) That the half-caste children might be dangerous if placed into white society.
(d) That the half-caste children tend more towards black culture than white.

4. How do the girls keep warm that night?
(a) They have to keep moving around instead of sleeping.
(b) They light a fire.
(c) They sleep in the same bed.
(d) They put on all the clothes they own at once.

5. Which girl helped the most to retell this story?
(a) Maude.
(b) Molly.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Gracie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Flannigan call the Superintendent of the Moore River Settlement to tell him that the girls were at her house?

2. What nationality is Captain Fremantle?

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

4. What excuse does Molly give so that the three of them can stay behind when the other girls head out for school?

5. Why do the girls want to speak up when Miss Campbell introduces them to the staff member?

(see the answer key)

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