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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lachlan feel when he visits Gemmy at Mrs. Hutchence's house?
(a) Happy
(b) Confused
(c) Relieved
(d) Isolated

2. What was Willett's profession?
(a) He was a dog catcher.
(b) He ran an orphanage.
(c) He was a landlord.
(d) He was a rat catcher.

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

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

5. What does Mr. Frazer suggest that the government plant in Queensland?
(a) European plants
(b) Tobacco
(c) Native orchards
(d) Crops

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

7. What does Gemmy do with the hunting ferrets one night when Willett passes out drunk?
(a) He kills them.
(b) He sets them on fire.
(c) He feeds them treats.
(d) He releases them from their cages.

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

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

10. Who assists Gemmy in finding a new home after he is attacked?
(a) Mr. Frazer
(b) Mrs. Frazer
(c) Mrs. Hutchence
(d) Jock

11. How does Jock feel about the strange occurrences around his farm?
(a) He feels angry and violent.
(b) He feels vindicated.
(c) He feels hurt and betrayed.
(d) He feels confused.

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

13. What does Lachlan find at the site where the "dispersal" supposedly took place?
(a) An aborigine settlement
(b) Gemmy's papers
(c) Bones that appear to have belonged to children
(d) Aborigines

14. Who does Gemmy move in with after he is attacked?
(a) George Abbot
(b) Mrs. Hutchence
(c) Mr. & Mrs. Frazer
(d) The McIvors

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George give Gemmy instead of his papers?

2. How did Willett treat Gemmy when he lived with him?

3. Which of the McIvors is most enraged by the incident with the geese?

4. What does Janet believe happens to her on the night depicted in this chapter?

5. What is Mrs. Hutchence's hobby?

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