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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes a regular weekend event?
(a) Telling stories of the ancestors around the communal fire.
(b) Pilgrimages into the Law.
(c) Hunting and gathering traditional foods.
(d) A ritual dance.

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

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

4. How do the Aboriginal people make Jigalong a permanent 'sitting down place'?
(a) They chase out all the white people and claim it for themselves.
(b) They build permanent houses.
(c) Sacred objects are brought and buried there.
(d) They make it the gathering place for all the tribes.

5. How does Molly's father interact with his child?
(a) Brings her gifts.
(b) Takes her away.
(c) Refuses to have anything to do with her.
(d) Tries to teach her to be English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Molly think the dormitory looks like a jail?

2. What is Molly's plan?

3. When do Aboriginal girls marry?

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

5. How do Maude's family feel about their new boss, the maintenance inspector?

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