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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 211 - 284).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who witnesses what Buck does to Evangeline?
(a) Liza.
(b) Mickey.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Olive.

2. What is the name of Mathinna's pet?
(a) Mowgla.
(b) Harry.
(c) Hertherington.
(d) Waluka.

3. What is the crime for unwed pregnancy at the prison in Van Diemen's Land?
(a) Death.
(b) Six months in the crime yard.
(c) One year in solitary confinement.
(d) Eight years working in the wood shop.

4. Why is Hazel allowed to keep her hair when she arrives at the women's prison in Van Diemen's Land?
(a) The authorities will sell it for wigs later.
(b) She does not have lice.
(c) It is short hair.
(d) She begs to keep it.

5. In which town does Dr. Dunne want to try to "start again"?
(a) Billingham.
(b) Hobart Town.
(c) Villingsfire.
(d) Harfordshire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the group of women in the prison who cause a lot of trouble call themselves?

2. What is unusual about Evangeline's labor?

3. What happened to female convicts on the transport ship for repeated offenses?

4. What topic does Mathinna really take well to and excel at?

5. What does Mathinna's mother give her that Mathinna cherishes?

(see the answer key)

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