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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Escape.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What precautions do the girls take when they think that their pursuers are close on their trail?
(a) They abandon the rabbit-proof fence and cut across the desert.
(b) They cover themselves in dirt so that they look more like black children.
(c) They stay away from homesteads and don't light fires.
(d) They only travel at night.

2. How do the white workers react to the violence?
(a) They report the Mardudjara people to the authorities.
(b) They leave.
(c) They take more of the Mardudjara land as compensation.
(d) They kill some of the Mardudjara people in their sleep.

3. In what century was the military outpost established on the shores of Western Australia?
(a) 1900s.
(b) 1500s.
(c) 1200s.
(d) 1800s.

4. What are the girls supposed to use as a lavatory?
(a) Nothing; there is no lavatory.
(b) An outside toilet across the snowy yard.
(c) Buckets in the bathroom.
(d) A hole in the corner of the room.

5. Why does Mr. Keeling advise the Department of Native Affairs that the half-caste children should be removed from Jigalong?
(a) They are not getting a fair chance.
(b) It is degrading for them to run around with the darker skinned children.
(c) They are an embarrassment.
(d) They eat too much food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the white construction workers doing?

2. Why is Violet Williams being punished?

3. In chapter one, who is the first person mentioned in the book?

4. How does Captain Fremantle try to communicate when he realizes they don't understand him?

5. Who set up a military base to get rid of the pirates?

(see the answer key)

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