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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dr. Dunne put on Ruby's birth certificate as her mother?
(a) Olive.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Liza.
(d) Evnageline.

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

3. What does Hazel do with the scraps of fabric she collects from her job?
(a) Makes a quilt for Ruby.
(b) Trades them in jail for extra food.
(c) Sells them in town.
(d) Makes new clothes for herself.

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

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

6. What is unusual about Evangeline's labor?
(a) She does not feel pain at all.
(b) She passes out several times during it.
(c) It is extremely fast.
(d) Her baby is in the breech position.

7. What does Mr. Block do with Mathinna?
(a) Takes her back to Flinders with him.
(b) Examines her medically.
(c) Teaches her to write in script.
(d) Paints her portrait.

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

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

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

11. What does Hazel steal for Mathinna when Mathinna leaves the Franklins'?
(a) Mathinna's favorite books.
(b) Lady Jane's diamond ring.
(c) Mathinna's mother's necklaces.
(d) Mathinna's favorite clothes.

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

13. What ailment did Dr. Dunne's father misdiagnose?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Dengue Fever.
(c) Appendicitis.
(d) Cancer.

14. Where does Hazel go to work in Part IV?
(a) The Palmer Household.
(b) The Golden Eagle Restaurant.
(c) The Franklin household.
(d) The Gunderson household.

15. Who witnesses what Buck does to Evangeline?
(a) Olive.
(b) Mickey.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Liza.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Waluka?

2. Who is Mathinna's governess?

3. What does Evangeline compare life experiences to in order to try to cheer Olive up?

4. What does Lady Jane insist on Mathinna learning for the ball?

5. What effect does Mr. Block's work have on Mathinna?

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