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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Mathinna's sister been when she died?
(a) Lady Jane Franklin's house.
(b) The Queen's Orphan School near Hobart Town.
(c) Newgate Prison.
(d) Hetherington.

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

3. Why does Mathinna make her way back to the settlement after running away for several days?
(a) She has a fever and knows she needs medical care.
(b) She feels guilty for betraying her mother.
(c) Hunger and desperation drive her back.
(d) She actually does really want to move in with the Franklins.

4. What is the relationship between Cecil and Mrs. Whitstone?
(a) Mrs. Whitstone is Cecil's stepmother.
(b) Mrs. Whitstone is Cecil's husband.
(c) Mrs. Whitstone is Cecil's sister.
(d) Mrs. Whitstone is Cecil's mother.

5. What food does Mathinna's people eat much of on her island?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Muttonbirds.
(c) Hazelnuts.
(d) Lamb.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do white people call the island of Lutruwita?

4. What does the captain of the sloop tell Mathinna he used to kill?

5. What is Evangeline's assigned identification number on her tin ticket?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mathinna think of the clothes Lady Franklin has set out for her?

2. Who care for Mathinna before she is relocated to the governor's mansion?

3. What does Lady Franklin take from Mathinna for her "collection" that Mathinna resents?

4. How do the staff at the Franklins' generally treat Mathinna?

5. Who sets Evangeline's downfall into motion?

6. Why does Lady Jane Franklin seem to like to take in tribal children to her home occasionally?

7. How does wearing the numbered token on the ship make Evangeline feel?

8. What are some of the most grotesque things in Lady Jane Franklin's collection?

9. How does Evangeline meet Cecil Frederick Whitstone?

10. Why does Hazel tell Evangeline so many women get sentenced to transport to Australia?

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