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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Olive at first refuse to be Ruby's wet nurse?

2. Where does Dr. Dunne suggest Hazel work when she gets to Van Diemen's Land?

3. Why does Dr. Dunne list who he does as Ruby's mother on the birth certificate?

4. What animals do Hazel and Olive see that they are flabbergasted by the sight of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Hazel's first impressions of Van Diemen's Land?

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

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

4. Why does Olive advise Hazel to watch herself and be careful at the prison?

5. What happens to Waluka, and how does Mathinna react?

6. Where does Hazel get hired to work and how does she end up getting along there?

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

8. What does Dr. Dunne give Hazel as a gift when she departs the Medea, and how does Hazel react?

9. What does Hazel hide for Evangeline?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Moore reveal about the treatment of female convicts in England in the mid-1800s through Evangeline's early experiences in the prison system and the courts? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Evangeline's experiences as a prisoner and then a convict change her perceptions of herself and of her own behavior? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does the ruby ring, a family heirloom, that Cecil Whitstone gives to Evangeline, symbolize at different points in this novel and to different characters, including Evangeline, Agnes, and, later, Ruby Dunne? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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