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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: The Moore River Native Settlement, 1931.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who volunteers to be their guide at the settlement?
(a) Edna Green.
(b) Polly Martin.
(c) Bill.
(d) Martha Jones.

2. Why do new arrivals at the school create hope?
(a) The children hope that the new arrivals will get picked on instead of them.
(b) The children hope for news from back home.
(c) The children hope that the new arrivals will be their friends.
(d) The children hope that the new arrivals might be able to escape.

3. Why are the Aboriginal laws important to them?
(a) They were the first laws in Australia before the white people came.
(b) They were passed down by the Dreamtime spirit beings.
(c) They were established by the king of the Aboriginals.
(d) They have been around for a very long time.

4. What happens when Udja complains to a white magistrate that his wife has been stolen by a white man?
(a) He is given his wife back, but the white man is not punished.
(b) He is given a bag of flour.
(c) The white man is punished.
(d) He is whipped.

5. What is 'the boob'?
(a) A torture device used for punishing bad children.
(b) A scary pit that girls are made to spend the night in as punishment.
(c) A building where the food is kept.
(d) A building where girls are locked up as punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Molly and Gracie's family express their sorrow when the girls are taken?

2. What are the girls told they are not allowed to do at the school?

3. What makes Molly think the dormitory looks like a jail?

4. Why does Martha warn the girls not to go near the cave?

5. How does Molly's father interact with his child?

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