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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Evangeline's sentence?
(a) 10 years in Hartfordshire.
(b) 5 years and time served.
(c) 20 years in Newgate.
(d) 14 years and transport to Van Diemen's Land.

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

3. What does Mathinna's mother give her that Mathinna cherishes?
(a) A corded bracelet.
(b) A necklace of shells.
(c) A piece of sheet music she has composed.
(d) A hand-made knife with a pearl handle.

4. Why does Mathinna make her way back to the settlement after running away for several days?
(a) Hunger and desperation drive her back.
(b) She feels guilty for betraying her mother.
(c) She has a fever and knows she needs medical care.
(d) She actually does really want to move in with the Franklins.

5. What food does Mathinna's people eat much of on her island?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Muttonbirds.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Hazelnuts.

6. What is the relationship between Cecil and Mrs. Whitstone?
(a) Mrs. Whitstone is Cecil's stepmother.
(b) Mrs. Whitstone is Cecil's sister.
(c) Mrs. Whitstone is Cecil's husband.
(d) Mrs. Whitstone is Cecil's mother.

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

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

9. Where is Cecil when Evangeline is facing Mrs. Whitstone and the police inspector?
(a) Milan.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Venice.

10. Who was Mathinna's sister who had died?
(a) Traobrow.
(b) Wanganip.
(c) Wampona.
(d) Teanic.

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

12. Where do Cecil and Evangeline mostly carry out their affair?
(a) The vicar's house.
(b) The house in St. John's Wood.
(c) Cecil's friend's house in Mayfair.
(d) The field in the shire.

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

14. Who is the midshipman on the ship Evangeline takes to Australia?
(a) Alan.
(b) Robert.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Mickey.

15. What does Olive tell Evangeline about her name?
(a) It is too long.
(b) It is too religious.
(c) It is posh.
(d) It is too short.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of pet does Mathinna take with her?

2. What does Evangeline help Hazel with on the ship?

3. How old is Evangeline when she is arrested?

4. Who was the other boy who Lady Jane Franklin once took in?

5. What do white people call the island of Lutruwita?

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