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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the natives often tell stories about?
(a) Gemmy's integration into their society
(b) The white settlers who stole their land
(c) The origins of their culture
(d) Gemmy's transformation from a "fish" to a "boy"

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

3. What does Mrs. Hutchence hire George to do in this chapter?
(a) Move furniture
(b) Tutor Leona
(c) Build her a woodshed
(d) Bring a large branch to her house

4. Why does Lachlan come to live with the McIvors?
(a) His parents want him to have a better life in Australia.
(b) He runs away from home.
(c) His mother is killed.
(d) His father is killed.

5. What does Mrs. Hutchence often hire the settlers to do in her home?
(a) Clean her home
(b) Cook food
(c) Move furniture
(d) Decorate her home

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

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

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

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

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

11. Who does George Abbot forbid from attending school?
(a) Lachlan
(b) Gemmy
(c) Girls
(d) Ned Corcoran

12. How does Barney show his unease about Gemmy?
(a) He paces his property line.
(b) He yells at Gemmy.
(c) He carries a shot gun.
(d) He refuses to talk to Gemmy.

13. What English word does Gemmy remember that causes him to have nightmares?
(a) boat
(b) Willett
(c) boots
(d) ax

14. Which of the following character traits best describes George Abbot?
(a) Motivated
(b) Intelligent
(c) Confused
(d) Apathetic

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What role do most of the settlers hope the natives will play in their settlement one day?

2. How does Abbot react when students answer questions incorrectly?

3. What is Ned Corcoran's opinion of Gemmy?

4. What does Mr. Frazer do that amuses Gemmy?

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

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