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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gemmy react when he speaks to the children?
(a) He is frightened because he thinks they will hurt him.
(b) He is relieved that he finally has found other white people.
(c) He is forceful and rude.
(d) He is shocked he can speak English.

2. What do some of the settlers think Gemmy's motive was in moving to the settlement?
(a) To spy on them for the natives
(b) To spy on them for the English
(c) To take over the settlement
(d) To rob their homes

3. Where does Gemmy sleep at the McIvor farm?
(a) In a lean-to outside of the hut
(b) On the front porch
(c) In Lachlan's room
(d) In a barn outside of the hut

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

5. What is Gemmy's first memory of the island?
(a) Being found by Lachlan
(b) Lying on the beach
(c) Being rescued by the natives
(d) Stealing food from the natives

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Aborigines call the white settlers?

2. Who does Gemmy believe has the power in the McIvor family?

3. Which of the following details is NOT true of Gemmy's appearance?

4. What did the natives often tell stories about?

5. What does Gemmy do to ensure that the natives will not desert him?

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