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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concerns Jock most about Gemmy?
(a) The reaction he gets from the children
(b) He looks like he is black.
(c) The reaction he gets from the neighbors
(d) He rarely speaks.

2. How does Gemmy attempt to integrate himself with the natives?
(a) He flirts with the women.
(b) He dresses like them.
(c) He steals their food.
(d) He sits with them around their fires.

3. How does Jock feel about the changes he sees occurring in his community?
(a) Sad and angry
(b) Pleased and excited
(c) Confused and frustrated
(d) Ambivalent

4. How does Gemmy act after the visitors leave?
(a) He seems at peace and calm.
(b) He becomes agitated.
(c) He is clearly unnerved.
(d) He continues working as if nothing happened.

5. How does Ned Corcoran react when he sees an aborigine on his property?
(a) He observes him carefully.
(b) He tries to reason with him.
(c) He shoots him.
(d) He runs them off of his property.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assists Gemmy in finding a new home after he is attacked?

2. Why does George Abbot ignore Lachlan in class?

3. How do the settlers react when Gemmy gives them misinformation?

4. What does Janet believe happens to her on the night depicted in this chapter?

5. Who approaches George Abbot one day as he is leaving on his afternoon "retreat"?

(see the answer key)

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