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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. Why is Hazel so upset after seeing Ruby when Ruby is transferred out of the nursery?
(a) Hazel sees the staff beating and yelling at children.
(b) She has bruises on her arms and scabs on her knees.
(c) She tells Hazel she has been starved.
(d) She has obviously lost weight.

2. What is unusual about Evangeline's labor?
(a) Her baby is in the breech position.
(b) It is extremely fast.
(c) She passes out several times during it.
(d) She does not feel pain at all.

3. Where had Mathinna's sister been when she died?
(a) Lady Jane Franklin's house.
(b) Hetherington.
(c) The Queen's Orphan School near Hobart Town.
(d) Newgate Prison.

4. What does Evangeline do shortly after she gives birth?
(a) Scrubs the windowpanes.
(b) Asks Dr. Dunne to be the baby's guardian.
(c) Goes up to the deck for fresh air.
(d) Eats a large meal.

5. Where does Mathinna live in the beginning of Part I?
(a) Raynard Island.
(b) Potters Island.
(c) Flinders Island.
(d) Avril Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Dunne give Hazel when she leaves the ship?

2. What do the visitors to Newgate in Part I bring for the women?

3. Who is one of Evangeline's favorite writers?

4. What name did the white people give to Mathinna?

5. Who manages the household staff at the governor's mansion?

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