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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Maude's family feel about their new boss, the maintenance inspector?
(a) They do not understand him.
(b) They think he is funny and they often mock him.
(c) They like him and invite him to share meals.
(d) He is cruel and they hate him.

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

3. What do the girls at Moore River wear as shoes?
(a) They do not have shoes.
(b) Thin bark slippers.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Big, heavy snow boots.

4. What precautions do the girls take when they think that their pursuers are close on their trail?
(a) They stay away from homesteads and don't light fires.
(b) They abandon the rabbit-proof fence and cut across the desert.
(c) They cover themselves in dirt so that they look more like black children.
(d) They only travel at night.

5. What happens at the big meeting held during the holidays at the end of the year?
(a) They celebrate Christmas.
(b) Traditional ceremonies and rituals are performed.
(c) Marriages take place only at this time of year.
(d) War is declared on the white people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Keeling advise the Department of Native Affairs that the half-caste children should be removed from Jigalong?

2. Who do the girls meet at Station 594, near Jigalong?

3. How does Molly's father interact with his child?

4. What do a group of Aborigine men give the girls?

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

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