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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Jigalong, 1907-1931.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 whipped.
(c) He is given a bag of flour.
(d) The white man is punished.

2. How do the settlers allocate land?
(a) The Aboriginals decide.
(b) They are allowed to choose land wherever they want.
(c) Each person is given a grant of land by the English government.
(d) The land is bought off the Aboriginals.

3. When did the first European settlers arrive in Western Australia?
(a) 1670.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1829.
(d) 1896.

4. Why did some Mardudjara people react violently to white construction workers?
(a) The workers killed a Mardudjara tribe on the site.
(b) The workers dug up a sacred site.
(c) The workers refused to share their food.
(d) The workers burned down large areas of brush to build on.

5. What do the group have to do in order to adapt to life with white people?
(a) Learn English.
(b) Put clothes on.
(c) Wash.
(d) Become Christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the white workers react to the violence?

2. Where is Maude's baby born?

3. How long had the red desert been the home of the Mardudjara people before they left?

4. What was the common view of half-caste children at this time?

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

(see the answer key)

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