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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. How does Mrs. Hutchence remove the bees from Janet when they swarm her?
2. What is Sir George's response to Mr. Frazer's plan?
3. What does Lachlan promise Gemmy after his visit to Mrs. Hutchence's?
4. How does Janet feel when the swarm of bees surrounds her unprotected body one day?
5. Who does Gemmy move in with after he is attacked?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jock do in response to the attack on Gemmy?
2. What does Janet realize on the night depicted in this chapter that makes her feel she has become an adult?
3. How does Gemmy help Mrs. Hutchence with her beekeeping?
4. Describe the two events that happen in this chapter which unnerve Jock.
5. What is Sir George's vision for Queensland?
6. Why doesn't Jock ask Gemmy to leave the farm after the two incidents in this chapter?
7. How does Mr. Frazer react when Jim Sweetman refuses the native fruit? How does this contrast with his views on native plants at the end of the chapter?
8. Why is Gemmy desperate to get "his papers" back from George and Mr. Frazer?
9. How does Lachlan's relationship with Gemmy change over time?
10. Describe the event that caused Willett's death.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The inscription of Remembering Babylon includes a poem by John Clare. Re-read this poem and discuss the meaning of it in reference to the novel as a whole (What does it mean to you now that you have read the entire novel? Why?) and discuss the author's choice of this inscription (Why do you think he chose this poem?)
Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
One of the themes Remembering Babylon explores is the contrast between native and "developed" cultures.
1) Describe at least three scenes where this theme is developed.
2) Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme.
3) Critique the author's viewpoint on this theme. Do you agree or disagree with his beliefs? Why?
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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