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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 does Janet believe happens to her on the night depicted in this chapter?
(a) She realizes the evil of men.
(b) She develops respect for her father.
(c) She becomes an adult.
(d) She sees Gemmy as her brother.

2. When do the events in this chapter take place?
(a) 50 years after Gemmy left the settlement
(b) 5 months after Gemmy left the settlement
(c) 5 years after Gemmy left the settlement
(d) 15 years after Gemmy left the settlement

3. What impresses Gemmy about Mr. Frazer?
(a) His drawing skills
(b) His commitment to the land
(c) His kindness towards Gemmy
(d) His relationship with the settlers

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is George Abbot thinking of when Gemmy arrives at the schoolhouse?

3. What becomes Janet's lifelong passion and hobby?

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

5. What surprises Mr. Frazer about Brisbane?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lachlan's relationships with the other settler children change over time? What causes this change?

2. Why doesn't Jock ask Gemmy to leave the farm after the two incidents in this chapter?

3. Describe what happens to Janet in this chapter when she removes her bonnet and veil while beekeeping.

4. Describe the two events that happen in this chapter which unnerve Jock.

5. What event brings Janet and Lachlan back together after many years?

6. How have Mr. Frazer's views on botany changed since Gemmy has come to the settlement?

7. What is Sir George's vision for Queensland?

8. What did Gemmy do that affected Janet and Lachlan's lives?

9. What does Janet realize on the night depicted in this chapter that makes her feel she has become an adult?

10. How does Lachlan's relationship with Gemmy change over time?

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