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

2. What does the captain of the sloop tell Mathinna he was told to treat her as?
(a) A saint.
(b) A savage.
(c) A lady.
(d) A convict.

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) Eight years working in the wood shop.
(d) One year in solitary confinement.

4. What color in the sky meant a storm was on the way?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

5. Where does Mathinna spend as little time as possible?
(a) The beach.
(b) The courtyard.
(c) The forest.
(d) Her bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Evangeline's father done for a living before he died?

2. Who was Mathinna's mother?

3. What does Cecil give Evangeline that begins all of Evangeline's troubles?

4. Who is Mathinna's stepfather?

5. What does Mathinna do at the ball that gets her in great trouble?

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