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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 impresses Gemmy about Mr. Frazer?
2. How did Willett treat Gemmy when he lived with him?
3. What does Lachlan promise Gemmy after his visit to Mrs. Hutchence's?
4. How does Gemmy feel after receiving the gift from the aborigines?
5. What sort of impact did Gemmy have on both Janet's and Lachlan's earlier lives?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Gemmy's strength is restored during his visit with the natives.
2. What does Janet realize on the night depicted in this chapter that makes her feel she has become an adult?
3. How does George Abbot trick Gemmy in this chapter? Why does he do this?
4. How do Lachlan's relationships with the other settler children change over time? What causes this change?
5. Why is Gemmy desperate to get "his papers" back from George and Mr. Frazer?
6. How have Mr. Frazer's views on botany changed since Gemmy has come to the settlement?
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. What did Gemmy do that affected Janet and Lachlan's lives?
9. How does Lachlan's relationship with Gemmy change over time?
10. What does Jock do in response to the attack on Gemmy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Gemmy's character represents different things to different characters in this novel. Select three characters whose lives are impacted by Gemmy's presence in their community and:
1) describe each character's relationship with Gemmy;
2) discuss what Gemmy represents to each character; and,
3) compare and contrast these representations.
Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
One of the themes Remembering Babylon explores is the superstition.
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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