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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of pet does Mathinna take with her?
(a) A kangaroo.
(b) A rat.
(c) A r accoon.
(d) A possum.

2. Who is Mathinna's stepfather?
(a) Hedrow.
(b) Trabrow.
(c) Palle.
(d) Tapnic.

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

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

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

6. What is unusual about Mathinna's bedroom?
(a) There is no bed.
(b) The windows are boarded over.
(c) There are three fireplaces.
(d) There are no windows at all.

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

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

9. Where is Hazel from?
(a) London.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Hartfordshire.
(d) Glasgow.

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

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

12. Who suggests that Evangeline become a governess?
(a) Her stepmother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) The bishop's emissary.
(d) Her sister.

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

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

15. Which colleague of Evangeline's does she fight often with?
(a) Winifred.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Paul.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit the female convicts and act with kindess towards them?

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

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

4. What does Mathinna eat on the ship to the Franklins' house that she likes?

5. What tribe is Mathinna from?

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