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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

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

5. What does Evangeline say when she is asked what she will name her baby?
(a) She will name her after her mother.
(b) She will name her Hazel.
(c) She will name her after her father.
(d) She had not dared to think that far ahead.

6. What does Hazel offer to steal back for Mathinna?
(a) Her diamond ring.
(b) Her mother's necklace.
(c) Her traditional dress.
(d) Her traditional headband.

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

8. What does Olive say about the fate of her baby?
(a) It was God's punishment.
(b) It was Hazel's fault.
(c) She is better off.
(d) It would never have happened in the doctor knew what he was doing.

9. What does Mathinna do at the ball that gets her in great trouble?
(a) She dances wildly and embarrasses the Franklins.
(b) She eats with her hands instead of with cutlery.
(c) She tells everyone how mean the Franklins are.
(d) She curses and spits at the guests.

10. What does Hazel do in her new job?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Taking care of pets.
(c) Housecleaning and some kitchen work.
(d) Gardening.

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

12. What does Hazel get in return for her cures and medicines?
(a) A lighter sentence.
(b) Nail polish.
(c) Face creams.
(d) Special items in bartered payments.

13. What is Hazel's one goal once she gets to the Cascades?
(a) Finding a way to court Dr. Dunne.
(b) Keeping Ruby alive.
(c) Getting out of prison so she can steal again.
(d) Making friends with the guards.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hires Hazel for work?

2. What does Hazel remember most vividly about the last time she sees Evangeline?

3. Who ends up teaching Mathinna most of her lessons?

4. What is the women's prison in Van Diemen's Land called?

5. What did Liza do to be put in prison?

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