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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which town does Dr. Dunne want to try to "start again"?
(a) Villingsfire.
(b) Hobart Town.
(c) Billingham.
(d) Harfordshire.

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

3. What do the group of women in the prison who cause a lot of trouble call themselves?
(a) The Finalists.
(b) The Flash Mob.
(c) The Rowers.
(d) The Hellraisers.

4. Who works as a midwife that Hazel meets soon after she arrives at the nursery?
(a) Hettie Fenderson.
(b) Maeve Logan.
(c) Liza Barwitch.
(d) Mellie Williams.

5. Why is Hazel so upset after seeing Ruby when Ruby is transferred out of the nursery?
(a) She tells Hazel she has been starved.
(b) Hazel sees the staff beating and yelling at children.
(c) She has bruises on her arms and scabs on her knees.
(d) She has obviously lost weight.

6. What topic does Mathinna really take well to and excel at?
(a) History.
(b) Geography.
(c) Math.
(d) French.

7. Who feeds Evangeline's baby for her?
(a) Ann.
(b) Liza.
(c) Olive.
(d) Hazel.

8. How does Mathinna find out the Franklins have gone on holiday without her?
(a) They send Hazel to tell her they have gone.
(b) They send a note to tell her they have gone.
(c) She wakes up to find them gone.
(d) They send Sarah to tell her they have gone.

9. What happens to Waluka?
(a) He gets hit by a carriage.
(b) Montagu's dog kills him.
(c) He runs away.
(d) Hettie's dog kills him.

10. What is the crime for unwed pregnancy at the prison in Van Diemen's Land?
(a) Death.
(b) Eight years working in the wood shop.
(c) Six months in the crime yard.
(d) One year in solitary confinement.

11. What does Dr. Dunne give Hazel when she leaves the ship?
(a) His copy of The Tempest.
(b) His handkerchief.
(c) A ring.
(d) A book of poetry.

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

13. Why does Olive at first refuse to be Ruby's wet nurse?
(a) She does not want to have to nurse many babies all day.
(b) She thinks it will leave her at a disadvantage for privileges.
(c) She is feeling ill.
(d) She does not like babies.

14. What animals do Hazel and Olive see that they are flabbergasted by the sight of?
(a) Giraffes.
(b) Gorillas.
(c) Kangaroos.
(d) Rhinos.

15. What does Evangeline do in her last moments?
(a) Tries to stop struggling against drowning.
(b) Thinks of her favorite teacher.
(c) Thinks of Cecil.
(d) Tells Hazel to take care of her baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which visitor to the Franklin mansion has a very aggressive dog?

2. What does Mr. Block do with Mathinna?

3. Why does Hazel beg Olive to become Ruby's wet nurse after her first few weeks in the nursery?

4. Who takes care of Mathinna when she grows very ill?

5. What does Mathinna do at the party that clouds her judgment?

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