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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the McIvors helps Mrs. Hutchence with her hobby?
(a) Meg
(b) Ellen
(c) Lachlan
(d) Janet
2. Why is Jock relieved when the mob disperses?
(a) He does not want the neighbors to be upset with him.
(b) He would have had to kill one of them if he saw them.
(c) He does not have to see who attacked Gemmy.
(d) He is glad Gemmy is unharmed.
3. What impresses Gemmy about Mr. Frazer?
(a) His commitment to the land
(b) His kindness towards Gemmy
(c) His relationship with the settlers
(d) His drawing skills
4. How does Mrs. Hutchence remove the bees from Janet when they swarm her?
(a) She smokes them.
(b) She catches them in a net.
(c) She sprays them with bee killer.
(d) She swats at them.
5. Which of the McIvors is most enraged by the incident with the geese?
(a) Lachlan
(b) Janet
(c) Jock
(d) Ellen
6. What is Mrs. Hutchence's hobby?
(a) Gardening
(b) Beekeeping
(c) Birdwatching
(d) Baking
7. What is Sir George's role in Queensland?
(a) To make the country into a self-governing state
(b) To remove the native population
(c) To help settlers begin their farms
(d) To ensure that England's interests are protected
8. What happens when Gemmy wakens from his nightmare?
(a) He realizes he is somewhere else.
(b) He realizes that it was only a dream.
(c) He realizes it was a premonition.
(d) He realizes what he dreamed is actually happening.
9. Who does Gemmy move in with after he is attacked?
(a) The McIvors
(b) George Abbot
(c) Mrs. Hutchence
(d) Mr. & Mrs. Frazer
10. What sort of impact did Gemmy have on both Janet's and Lachlan's earlier lives?
(a) A positive one
(b) A negative one
(c) No impact
(d) A neutral one
11. How does Jock feel about the strange occurrences around his farm?
(a) He feels vindicated.
(b) He feels confused.
(c) He feels hurt and betrayed.
(d) He feels angry and violent.
12. Which two characters meet in this chapter?
(a) Janet and Lachlan
(b) Lachlan and Gemmy
(c) Janet and Gemmy
(d) Lachlan, Gemmy and Janet
13. What event causes Jock to stop visiting his neighbors?
(a) Three of his wife's geese are killed
(b) Gemmy becomes upset
(c) The settlers criticize Gemmy
(d) Three of his wife's chickens are killed
14. What awakens Ellen at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Bumps against the wall of the hut
(b) A knock at the front door of the hut
(c) Jock getting up and leaving the bed
(d) Gemmy's yells
15. Where does Jock sleep after the attack on Gemmy?
(a) On the front porch of the hut
(b) He does not sleep
(c) In his bed
(d) In Gemmy's lean-to
Short Answer Questions
1. Who rescues Gemmy from the mob?
2. What does the mob do when Jock approaches them near the creek?
3. Who does Mr. Frazer go to Brisbane to meet with?
4. What does Mrs. Hutchence give Gemmy that sparks memories of his childhood?
5. Who does Gemmy start dreaming about in this chapter?
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