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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. How does Mathinna find out the Franklins have gone on holiday without her?

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

3. What is Eleanor Franklin's appearance?

4. How many female convicts are ferried from the Medea to land in Part IV?

5. What is the crime for unwed pregnancy at the prison in Van Diemen's Land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mathinna think of Eleanor Franklin, her new "sister"?

2. What does Mathinna tell visitors at the Franklins' Sunday lunch that she then says she is lying about, even though she is not?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Hazel feel when Evangeline dies?

8. What does Hazel hide for Evangeline?

9. How does Evangeline help Hazel on the ship in Part III?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the character Daniel Buck represents, and do you think justice is served in the way Buck eventually meets his end? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What are the series of actions that lead to the authorities in the Cascades discovering that Hazel is not Ruby's mother, and what are the consequences of this revelation? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Moore's choice to focus on three separate main protagonists - Evangeline, Mathinna, and Hazel - affect the reader's experiences of the books and connections to the characters? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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