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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the white men try to break the Aboriginal culture?

2. How do the white workers react to the violence?

3. By what name are the Mardudjara people referred to?

4. In what century was the military outpost established on the shores of Western Australia?

5. How do the Aboriginals cut their meat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Aborigine people hunt and kill their food?

2. Why have the colonists come to Australia?

3. Are the girls ever in any really serious danger as they walk to Jigalong?

4. Is Kundilla too trusting?

5. Why is Jigalong appealing to the Mardu people?

6. How do the girls' families react when the children are taken?

7. Why does Captain Fremantle attempt to communicate with the Aborigines, and is he a good man for trying to do this?

8. What does Captain Fremantle do wrong when he tries to communicate?

9. Why do you think the white people prevent the Aborigines from carrying out their traditional rituals and dances?

10. Who is the bravest character in this story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Aborigine society with white society. What are the main differences? Are there any similarities? Does one society come across as better? Why do they clash?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss misunderstanding and poor communications in this book. What happens when two societies do not understand each other? Does anyone in the story ever not understand something, or get the wrong impression, or miss the point? What problems are caused by misunderstanding or miscommunication?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the idea of human rights in this story. Who is not given proper rights, and what rights have been denied? Do the Aborigines have any more right to the land than the white people do?

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