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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What awakens Ellen at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Gemmy's yells
(b) Bumps against the wall of the hut
(c) Jock getting up and leaving the bed
(d) A knock at the front door of the hut

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

3. What does Mrs. Hutchence give Gemmy that sparks memories of his childhood?
(a) A bed
(b) A stone
(c) Clothing
(d) A chest

4. Where does Janet live in this chapter?
(a) In a convent
(b) In Mrs. Hutchence's old home
(c) In Brisbane
(d) In the old settlement

5. Who is George Abbot thinking of when Gemmy arrives at the schoolhouse?
(a) His godfather
(b) Gemmy
(c) Leona
(d) Mr. Frazer

6. What is the only name that George Abbot recognizes in Gemmy's description of what he wants from the teacher?
(a) Willett
(b) Jock
(c) Leona
(d) Lachlan

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

8. Who does Mr. Frazer credit with his expanded interest in botany?
(a) George Abbot
(b) The aborigines
(c) Jock McIvor
(d) Gemmy

9. Who does Lachlan talk to when trying to locate Gemmy?
(a) George Abbot
(b) The natives
(c) The settlers
(d) Mrs. Hutchence and Leona

10. What do the settlers put on the McIvors' fence?
(a) Blood
(b) Writing
(c) Paint
(d) Feces

11. How does Janet feel when the swarm of bees surrounds her unprotected body one day?
(a) Confused
(b) Calm
(c) Scared
(d) Anxious

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

13. How did Willett treat Gemmy when he lived with him?
(a) He treated Gemmy like a son.
(b) He ignored and neglected Gemmy.
(c) He was abusive towards Gemmy.
(d) He was loving towards Gemmy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the McIvors helps Mrs. Hutchence with her hobby?

2. How does Jock feel about the strange occurrences around his farm?

3. What does Gemmy hope to get from George Abbot?

4. What does Lachlan find at the site where the "dispersal" supposedly took place?

5. What does Gemmy do with the hunting ferrets one night when Willett passes out drunk?

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