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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 is Mrs. Hutchence's hobby?
(a) Baking
(b) Gardening
(c) Birdwatching
(d) Beekeeping
2. What is the only name that George Abbot recognizes in Gemmy's description of what he wants from the teacher?
(a) Willett
(b) Lachlan
(c) Leona
(d) Jock
3. Why does Lachlan not find out about the attack on Gemmy until the next day?
(a) His classmates are afraid to tell him about the incident.
(b) He was out with friends when it happened.
(c) He slept through the incident.
(d) The McIvors want to protect him.
4. Who does Gemmy start dreaming about in this chapter?
(a) The natives
(b) Mosey and the Irish
(c) Willett
(d) Lachlan
5. What does Mr. Frazer want to do as a result of his botany work?
(a) Move into the woods with the aborigines
(b) Become a professional botanist
(c) Return to England
(d) Preserve the native ecology
Short Answer Questions
1. When do the events in this chapter take place?
2. How long did Gemmy remain at sea?
3. What event causes Jock to stop visiting his neighbors?
4. Which two characters meet in this chapter?
5. What does George give Gemmy instead of his papers?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the mob's attack on Gemmy.
2. Describe how Gemmy's strength is restored during his visit with the natives.
3. Why is Gemmy desperate to get "his papers" back from George and Mr. Frazer?
4. Why doesn't Jock ask Gemmy to leave the farm after the two incidents in this chapter?
5. Describe what happens to Janet in this chapter when she removes her bonnet and veil while beekeeping.
6. Describe the event that caused Willett's death.
7. How does Gemmy come to be on the island of Queensland?
8. How have Mr. Frazer's views on botany changed since Gemmy has come to the settlement?
9. How do Lachlan's relationships with the other settler children change over time? What causes this change?
10. What does Janet realize on the night depicted in this chapter that makes her feel she has become an adult?
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