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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After her sentencing, what line from a work of literature does Evangeline accidentally utter aloud?
(a) Our little lives are rounded with a sleep.
(b) A penny saved is a penny earned.
(c) Et tu, Brutus?
(d) Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.

2. Which street do the women have to walk down on their way to the ships in Part I?
(a) Picadilly Circus.
(b) Charing Cross Road.
(c) Hartfordshire Row.
(d) Bailey Street.

3. What is the one play that Hazel remembers seeing as a child?
(a) The Tempest.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) The Harrows.
(d) The Seine.

4. What does Hazel use for many of her remedies?
(a) Water.
(b) Magic.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Herbs.

5. What is the name of the ship Mathinna travels to the Franklins' on?
(a) The Rose Marie.
(b) The Villain.
(c) The Heydey.
(d) The Cormorant.

6. Why does Agnes accuse Evangeline of trying to kill her?
(a) Evangeline gets angry and pushes Agnes, and Agnes falls down the stairs.
(b) Evangeline points a gun at Agnes.
(c) Evangeline swings an axe at Agnes.
(d) Evangeline draws a knife on Agnes.

7. What is the candle that the prison matron hands Evangeline made out of?
(a) Lye.
(b) Beeswax.
(c) Mutton fat.
(d) Whale fat.

8. What does Evangeline help Hazel with on the ship?
(a) Reading.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Eating well.

9. What happened to female convicts on the transport ship for repeated offenses?
(a) They were thrown overboard.
(b) They were sentenced to scrub the decks.
(c) They were sentenced to scrub pots.
(d) Their heads were roughly shaved.

10. Who is the ship's surgeon?
(a) Dr. Dunne.
(b) Dr. Henry.
(c) Dr. Hartfrord.
(d) Dr. Smithwick.

11. What does Mrs. Fry tell Evangeline she hopes Evangeline will share on the ship?
(a) The gift of gardening.
(b) The gift of prayer.
(c) The gift of reading.
(d) The gift of cooking.

12. How old is Evangeline when she is arrested?
(a) 28.
(b) 25.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

13. Who used to sing Mathinna to sleep on Flinders?
(a) Teanic.
(b) Timeo.
(c) Palle.
(d) Wangro.

14. What charges are brought against Evangeline?
(a) Assault and disorderly conduct.
(b) Attempted murder and larceny.
(c) Disorderly conduct and assault.
(d) Larceny and disorderly conduct.

15. Which maid helps Mathinna get settled at the governor's mansion?
(a) Olive.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Hellie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Evangeline tell Hazel her hometown reminds her of?

2. What is Mathinna supposed to wear the governor's mansion for special occasions?

3. Where is Cecil when Evangeline is facing Mrs. Whitstone and the police inspector?

4. Who does the mean-spirited sailor push hard as she gets onto the ship?

5. Who was Mathinna's mother?

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