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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 get food once in Queensland?
(a) He helps the natives hunt.
(b) He hunts for himself.
(c) He steals it from the settlers.
(d) He steals it from the natives.

2. What does Gemmy do to ensure that the natives will not desert him?
(a) He learns their language.
(b) He makes himself look like them.
(c) He teaches them things he learned in England.
(d) He follows them when they break camp.

3. Which of the following details is NOT true of Gemmy's appearance?
(a) He is built like a sailor.
(b) He appears to be a native.
(c) He is wearing very little clothing.
(d) He is scrawny.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the figure from the swamp first do that surprises the children?

2. Who is not allowed to interact with Gemmy when he is living with the natives?

3. What is Gemmy's first memory of the island?

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

5. Who rescues Gemmy when he washes up on the shore?

(see the answer key)

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