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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. How does Mathinna find out the Franklins have gone on holiday without her?
(a) They send a note to tell her they have gone.
(b) They send Hazel to tell her they have gone.
(c) They send Sarah to tell her they have gone.
(d) She wakes up to find them gone.

2. Why does Olive at first refuse to be Ruby's wet nurse?
(a) She thinks it will leave her at a disadvantage for privileges.
(b) She does not want to have to nurse many babies all day.
(c) She is feeling ill.
(d) She does not like babies.

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

4. In which town does Dr. Dunne want to try to "start again"?
(a) Harfordshire.
(b) Billingham.
(c) Villingsfire.
(d) Hobart Town.

5. What does Evangeline compare life experiences to in order to try to cheer Olive up?
(a) Pancakes on a griddle.
(b) Clouds in the sky.
(c) Waves on the ocean.
(d) Growth rings in a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hazel's one goal once she gets to the Cascades?

2. What does Evangeline discover in Hazel's sack of goods as payment for her medicines?

3. What ailment did Dr. Dunne's father misdiagnose?

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

5. What do the group of women in the prison who cause a lot of trouble call themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dr. Dunne on the prison ship?

2. How do Hazel and Olive unite to care for Ruby?

3. What happens to Evangeline right after her baby is born?

4. What is the difficulty with Evangeline's labor on the Medea?

5. What was Maeve Logan arrested for?

6. What happens when Hazel is processed into the prison in Australia that breaks her heart?

7. How does Hazel end up getting special gifts and items on the Medea in Part III?

8. What transgression does Mathinna commit in Part IV that results in the Franklins' shunning her?

9. What does Lady Franklin insist Mathinna must be taught before her big party in Part IV?

10. What happens to Olive's baby on the Medea?

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