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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the policeman tell the girls they are going?
(a) He does not tell them where they are going.
(b) To a new home to the south.
(c) To Port Headland to catch a boat south.
(d) To Perth.

2. During the voyage, several members of the crew try to keep the girls entertained. What does one crewman tell them about?
(a) America.
(b) The pyramids of Egypt.
(c) England.
(d) The ruins of ancient Rome.

3. Why is Jigalong appealing to the Aborigines?
(a) It is a place where they can learn English.
(b) Food, and safety from the white people.
(c) They will be able to live in houses rather than stick shelters.
(d) No guns are allowed in the settlement.

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

5. Why do the girls want to speak up when Miss Campbell introduces them to the staff member?
(a) They want to tell her that they are from Jigalong, not Nullagine.
(b) They want to tell her that they are very hungry.
(c) They want to tell her that she pronounced their names wrong.
(d) They want to tell her that they do not want to be separated.

6. 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.

7. What does the author think the girls really saw?
(a) The black tracker, searching for them.
(b) An Aborigine man running to get away from the storm.
(c) A horse.
(d) The matron of the Moore River school.

8. What does Molly decide that night?
(a) That they must play along with the rules so that they are not punished.
(b) That she will never accept white culture.
(c) That she must protect Gracie and Daisy.
(d) That they must escape.

9. Why are the girls frightened when they get off the boat?
(a) They do not know where they are being taken.
(b) The port is very crowded and noisy.
(c) They see men with guns.
(d) There are strange animals everywhere.

10. What is the punishment for running away?
(a) They are branded with a mark that identifies them as runaways.
(b) Their heads are shaved and they are whipped.
(c) They are not allowed meat for a month.
(d) They are locked away from the other children permanently.

11. On their walk around the grounds, what do they see a group of the children doing near the milking sheds?
(a) Huddling together for warmth.
(b) Trying to escape.
(c) Stealing extra food.
(d) Playing rounders.

12. Where do the girls spend the night before moving on?
(a) Locked in the empty cells in the police station.
(b) On the floor at the constable's house.
(c) In a nearby Aborigine settlement.
(d) In the car.

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

14. What do the girls think of the city?
(a) They think it is wonderful.
(b) They find it boring.
(c) They think it is noisy and unfriendly.
(d) They think it is exciting.

15. 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) Gives them food, then reports that he saw them.
(d) Captures them and calls the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are the girls allowed sheets on their beds?

2. How does the sight of the large river make Molly feel?

3. What do the girls see as they come into the harbor, that makes them homesick?

4. Who does the captain hand the girls over to, to be looked after during the voyage?

5. What does the crewman teach them?

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