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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. What does Mathinna's mother give her that Mathinna cherishes?
(a) A piece of sheet music she has composed.
(b) A hand-made knife with a pearl handle.
(c) A necklace of shells.
(d) A corded bracelet.

2. What is Mathinna supposed to wear the governor's mansion for special occasions?
(a) A green pair of trousers.
(b) A floral-patterned ball gown.
(c) A red satin dress.
(d) A white lace communion dress.

3. Who used to sing Mathinna to sleep on Flinders?
(a) Wangro.
(b) Timeo.
(c) Teanic.
(d) Palle.

4. What name did the white people give to Mathinna?
(a) Jane.
(b) Lauren.
(c) Mary.
(d) Olivia.

5. What prison does Evangeline arrive at in 1840?
(a) Rinwood.
(b) Newgate.
(c) Dolcet.
(d) Framingham.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which street do the women have to walk down on their way to the ships in Part I?

3. Where does Mathinna live in the beginning of Part I?

4. What happened to female convicts on the transport ship for repeated offenses?

5. Who is Mathinna's stepfather?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are the windows in Mathinna's room boarded up?

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

5. What pet does Mathinna bring with her to the Franklins' and why is it so important to her?

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

7. What happens to Hazel almost as soon as she arrives on the ship?

8. Which sailor is abusive towards the women, and how does he treat them on the Medea?

9. How does Evangeline meet Cecil Frederick Whitstone?

10. How does Evangeline come to be a governess for the Whitstone family?

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