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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Aborigines call the white settlers?
(a) White spirits
(b) Evil spirits
(c) Devil people
(d) Land thieves

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

3. Which of the McIvors is unsettled by Gemmy's presence in the house?
(a) Lachlan
(b) Janet
(c) Ellen
(d) Jock

4. How does Jock feel about the changes he sees occurring in his community?
(a) Pleased and excited
(b) Confused and frustrated
(c) Ambivalent
(d) Sad and angry

5. What fear consumes most of the settlers?
(a) An attack by the natives
(b) An attack by wild animals
(c) The integration of natives into their community
(d) Interracial marriage between settlers and natives

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Leona easily converse with?

2. How did Gemmy come to be on Queensland?

3. How would Ellen characterize Jock at this point in the story?

4. What does George Abbot often study in the afternoons?

5. What does Janet notice one day that seems to open up the world to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the game that the children were playing before they found Gemmy on the beach

2. How does Gemmy attempt to protect the natives?

3. How does Gemmy attempt to maintain his ties to the aborigines in this chapter?

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

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

6. Describe what Janet sees that makes her think of the word "glory".

7. What is Andy's version of the meeting Gemmy has with the natives? What is incorrect about his version?

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

9. How does Jock's opinion of his neighbors change in this chapter?

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

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