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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What had Evangeline's father done for a living before he died?
(a) Barrister.
(b) Vicar.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Doctor.

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

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

6. Which sailor is particularly mean-spirited on the ship Evangeline takes to Australia?
(a) Benk.
(b) Handford.
(c) Buck.
(d) Dartry.

7. What does the captain of the sloop tell Mathinna he used to kill?
(a) Whales.
(b) Seals.
(c) Kangaroo.
(d) Koala bears.

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

9. What other convict does Olive make friends with on the ship?
(a) Olga.
(b) Rina.
(c) Edith.
(d) Liza.

10. Who does the mean-spirited sailor push hard as she gets onto the ship?
(a) Winifred.
(b) Evangeline.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Harriet.

11. What tribe is Mathinna from?
(a) The Magahatchee.
(b) The Flurin.
(c) The Amaga.
(d) The Lowreenne.

12. What is Hazel skilled in?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Midwifery.
(d) Gardening.

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

14. Who is Sir John's daughter?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Olive.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Hellie.

15. Who manages the household staff at the governor's mansion?
(a) Mrs. Staffordshire.
(b) Mrs. Hartford.
(c) Mrs. Ringold.
(d) Mrs. Crain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Evangeline grow up?

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

3. Where had Mathinna's sister been when she died?

4. What kind of ships does Olive tell Evangeline they will soon travel upon?

5. Why does Mathinna make her way back to the settlement after running away for several days?

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