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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event causes Jock to stop visiting his neighbors?
(a) Three of his wife's chickens are killed
(b) Gemmy becomes upset
(c) The settlers criticize Gemmy
(d) Three of his wife's geese are killed

2. What does Gemmy do when he discovers that he cannot extinguish the fire in Willett's home?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He goes to a neighbor for help.
(c) He drags Willett from the house.
(d) He calls the fire department.

3. What does the mob do when Jock approaches them near the creek?
(a) They yell at him to step away.
(b) They attack him.
(c) They run away.
(d) They begin beating Gemmy.

4. What becomes Janet's lifelong passion and hobby?
(a) Gardening
(b) Drawing
(c) Beekeeping
(d) Botany

5. Where has Mr. Frazer taken Gemmy's papers?
(a) To the McIvors
(b) To Brisbane
(c) To England
(d) To the aborigines

6. What happens when Gemmy wakens from his nightmare?
(a) He realizes what he dreamed is actually happening.
(b) He realizes it was a premonition.
(c) He realizes that it was only a dream.
(d) He realizes he is somewhere else.

7. Who is the only child at the settlement whom Lachlan becomes close with?
(a) Hector
(b) Jed
(c) Janet
(d) Jeff

8. How long did Gemmy remain at sea?
(a) Two days
(b) Two decades
(c) Two years
(d) Two months

9. Who rescues Gemmy from the mob?
(a) Mr. Frazer
(b) The natives
(c) Lachlan
(d) Jock

10. What does Gemmy do with "his papers"?
(a) He lets the rain wash the ink off of them.
(b) He buries them in the ground.
(c) He puts them in the swamp.
(d) He takes them to Mrs. Hutchence.

11. What did the natives give Gemmy when they visited him?
(a) A stone
(b) Sand
(c) A weapon
(d) Soil and water

12. What is Mrs. Hutchence's hobby?
(a) Gardening
(b) Baking
(c) Birdwatching
(d) Beekeeping

13. What does Mr. Frazer begin writing about in this chapter?
(a) The attack on Gemmy
(b) Botany
(c) The use of native plants rather than importing items from Europe
(d) Gemmy's history

14. When do the events in this chapter take place?
(a) 50 years after Gemmy left the settlement
(b) 5 years after Gemmy left the settlement
(c) 5 months after Gemmy left the settlement
(d) 15 years after Gemmy left the settlement

15. What sort of impact did Gemmy have on both Janet's and Lachlan's earlier lives?
(a) A neutral one
(b) A negative one
(c) No impact
(d) A positive one

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jock feel about having to confront the person who damaged his fence?

3. What is Sir George's role in Queensland?

4. How does Lachlan feel when he visits Gemmy at Mrs. Hutchence's house?

5. Who does Gemmy start dreaming about in this chapter?

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