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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Frazer suggest that the government plant in Queensland?

2. What does Gemmy do when he discovers that he cannot extinguish the fire in Willett's home?

3. What sort of impact did Gemmy have on both Janet's and Lachlan's earlier lives?

4. What is Mrs. Hutchence's hobby?

5. What is the only name that George Abbot recognizes in Gemmy's description of what he wants from the teacher?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Gemmy come to be on the island of Queensland?

7. How does Gemmy help Mrs. Hutchence with her beekeeping?

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

9. How does George Abbot trick Gemmy in this chapter? Why does he do this?

10. Describe the mob's attack on Gemmy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Race plays an important role in this novel. Discuss several situations where the body is central to the plot of the story. Focus on what the human body is serving as a symbol of at that point in the novel. Be sure to cite specific details from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Hutchence's home plays an important role in the novel. It serves as a symbol on many levels. Discuss the significance of the house in the novel. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Flashbacks play an important role Remembering Babylon. Select two flashback scenes in the novel and:

1) describe what happens in the scene

2) discuss how this flashback fits into the main plot of the story

3) analyze the importance of including this particular flashback at this point in the story. What impact does the flashback have on the story? How would it be different if it was not there?

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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