View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Andy most eager to tell of Gemmy's visitors?
(a) Jim Sweetman
(b) Jock
(c) Ned
(d) Barney

2. Who does Gemmy notice watching him while he is exploring with Mr. Frazer?
(a) Ned Corcoran
(b) George Abbot
(c) The aborigines
(d) The settlers

3. Which of the McIvor children does Gemmy feel the greatest connection with?
(a) Jock
(b) Ellen
(c) Janet
(d) Lachlan

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

5. What are the children afraid of after hearing their parents' stories?
(a) The natives of Queensland
(b) Anyone who is different than them
(c) Wild animals in the forest
(d) Pirates

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the settlers worry is visiting secretly Gemmy?

2. Where are the deceased McIvor children buried?

3. Who takes pride in bringing Gemmy to the settlement?

4. How does Jock feel about the changes he sees occurring in his community?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lachlan boast so often? Why does this bother Janet?

2. What is the impact of Andy's story to the settlers about Gemmy's "visit"?

3. What does Ellen recount for the children when she finds out that Lachlan will be coming to live with the McIvors?

4. What happens to Gemmy's language skills as he lives with the natives?

5. Describe Gemmy's relationship with Mr. Frazer in this chapter.

6. How does Gemmy's arrival disrupt Jock's lifestyle?

7. What does Comet River represent for the white settlers?

8. What does Jock do when the men confront him about Gemmy's visit with the natives?

9. Why do the settlers come to visit Mrs. Hutchence's house?

10. How does Jock's opinion of his wife change in this chapter?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 697 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample