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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the girls at Moore River wear as shoes?

2. What are the girls told they are not allowed to do at the school?

3. What will actually happen to them?

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

5. Why can't the girls eat the rabbit that Gracie catches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of home and family in this story. How are these ideas different in Aborigine and white society? What do home and family mean to the girls? Are there any symbols of home?

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

How is prejudice represented in this story? Who is prejudiced and why, and what does this cause? What is the author trying to tell the reader about prejudice, and how does she do this?

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