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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role do most of the settlers hope the natives will play in their settlement one day?
(a) They will be servants and laborers.
(b) They will also live in the settlement.
(c) They will play no role because they will be removed.
(d) They will be farm workers.

2. Why does Gemmy unnerve the settlers?
(a) He rarely speaks.
(b) He seems to be watching them carefully.
(c) His skin is blackened.
(d) He moves stealthily like a native.

3. What does the figure from the swamp first do that surprises the children?
(a) He hugs them.
(b) He dances around.
(c) He speaks to them in English.
(d) He runs away from them.

4. Where are the deceased McIvor children buried?
(a) Scotland
(b) Ireland
(c) Brisbane
(d) At the settlement

5. Who does Lachlan plan to travel the world with?
(a) Gemmy
(b) George Abbot
(c) Jock
(d) Janet

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

7. What does Lachlan pretend his stick is?
(a) A tree
(b) A leash
(c) A gun
(d) A sword

8. What does Lachlan do that makes Janet feel insulted?
(a) He constantly talks about Scotland.
(b) He criticizes her appearance.
(c) He constantly talks about Australia.
(d) He is unkind to her mother.

9. What does Gemmy use to try and explain the land to the settlers?
(a) Native words
(b) Drawings
(c) Charades
(d) Native sounds

10. How do many of the settlers react when they find out the natives visited Gemmy?
(a) They become curious.
(b) They are relieved.
(c) They become more understanding and peaceful.
(d) They become more paranoid and fearful.

11. Who does Leona easily converse with?
(a) Lachlan
(b) Hec
(c) Janet
(d) George

12. Which of the following describes Lachlan's demeanor when he arrived in Australia?
(a) Sullen and depressed
(b) Excited and anxious
(c) Disinterested and ungrateful
(d) Arrogant and angry

13. Which of the McIvors is unsettled by Gemmy's presence in the house?
(a) Janet
(b) Lachlan
(c) Ellen
(d) Jock

14. Who does Gemmy notice watching him while he is exploring with Mr. Frazer?
(a) George Abbot
(b) The settlers
(c) Ned Corcoran
(d) The aborigines

15. How does Jock feel about his unease with Gemmy's presence in the family's home?
(a) Proud
(b) Confused
(c) Ashamed
(d) Angry

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gemmy get to know better through visits to Mrs. Hutchence's house?

2. Why is George shocked when he comes into Mrs. Hutchence's house?

3. Why does Gemmy fail to tell the settlers where certain landmarks are in the natives' community?

4. Where did Lachlan live before moving to Australia?

5. How does Gemmy attempt to protect the native plants while exploring with Mr. Frazer?

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