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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. What does Mathinna eat on the ship to the Franklins' house that she likes?
(a) White fish.
(b) Whale.
(c) Beef jerkey.
(d) Salad.

2. What effect does Mr. Block's work have on Mathinna?
(a) It shows her how unhealthy she is.
(b) It shows her how ambitious she is.
(c) It shows her how talented she is.
(d) It shows her how much her life has changed.

3. What does Lady Jane insist on Mathinna learning for the ball?
(a) Italian.
(b) How to sing an aria.
(c) English dances.
(d) Spanish.

4. Why does Hazel beg Olive to become Ruby's wet nurse after her first few weeks in the nursery?
(a) Ruby is not getting enough milk and she might die.
(b) The managers of the nursery will just leave Ruby outside to die if she is too fussy.
(c) Hazel promised Dr. Dunne that she would keep Ruby safe so he could adopt her in a few years.
(d) Hazel will lose her allowance from the state if Ruby dies.

5. What does Hazel wear in prison during her first weeks to make her feel better?
(a) Warm leggings.
(b) A hat from her mother.
(c) Her grandmother's ring.
(d) Evangeline's ticket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hazel allowed to keep her hair when she arrives at the women's prison in Van Diemen's Land?

2. What does Olive tell Evangeline about her name?

3. What does Hazel steal for Mathinna when Mathinna leaves the Franklins'?

4. What part of Van Diemen's Land do the Franklins live in?

5. What follows the ship soon after the person who dies is delivered back to the ocean?

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