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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Evangeline use to defend the person who is being assaulted in Part III?
(a) A piece of wood.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A whip.

2. Which visitor to the Franklin mansion has a very aggressive dog?
(a) Sir John Montagu.
(b) Lady Hettie Henderson.
(c) Sir John Roosevelt.
(d) Lady Flora Redfeld.

3. What is the women's prison in Van Diemen's Land called?
(a) The Cascades.
(b) The Fender.
(c) The Hail Mary.
(d) Newgate.

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

5. What street do the female convicts walk along as they make their way to the prison?
(a) Harper Street.
(b) Soldier's Row.
(c) Macquarie Street.
(d) Magellan Avene.

6. How many female convicts are ferried from the Medea to land in Part IV?
(a) 300.
(b) 192.
(c) 25.
(d) 4,000.

7. What does Hazel wear in prison during her first weeks to make her feel better?
(a) A hat from her mother.
(b) Her grandmother's ring.
(c) Evangeline's ticket.
(d) Warm leggings.

8. What does Mathinna do at the party that clouds her judgment?
(a) Drinks alcohol.
(b) Gets very sad and homesick.
(c) Falls in love.
(d) Views everyone with suspicion.

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

10. What does Evangeline do shortly after she gives birth?
(a) Eats a large meal.
(b) Goes up to the deck for fresh air.
(c) Scrubs the windowpanes.
(d) Asks Dr. Dunne to be the baby's guardian.

11. Where does Ruby get transferred after she gets out of the nursery?
(a) To St. Mark's Orphanage.
(b) To Cascades prison.
(c) To the Queen's Orphan School.
(d) To the scullery.

12. Why does Dr. Dunne list who he does as Ruby's mother on the birth certificate?
(a) Then she can visit Ruby in the nursery.
(b) She will get the allowance for the child.
(c) She will get to decide which school Ruby goes to.
(d) She will be permitted to take Ruby with her when she leaves prison.

13. Why does Hazel beg Olive to become Ruby's wet nurse after her first few weeks in the nursery?
(a) Hazel will lose her allowance from the state if Ruby dies.
(b) Ruby is not getting enough milk and she might die.
(c) Hazel promised Dr. Dunne that she would keep Ruby safe so he could adopt her in a few years.
(d) The managers of the nursery will just leave Ruby outside to die if she is too fussy.

14. What does Hazel eat for dinner the first night in prison?
(a) Oxtail soup.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Lamb and potatoes.
(d) Hardtack.

15. What does Lady Jane insist on Mathinna learning for the ball?
(a) How to sing an aria.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Italian.
(d) English dances.

Short Answer Questions

1. How hot does the ship get in the summer?

2. What did Hazel's own mother often buy instead of food?

3. What does Hazel do with the scraps of fabric she collects from her job?

4. What kind of party does Eleanor Franklin have when she turns 18?

5. What does Hazel do in her new job?

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