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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. How did the first white invaders trick the Aboriginal men?
(a) They pretended to be gods.
(b) They told them there was good land further down the coast.
(c) They offered to take them to an island, then left them there.
(d) They offered them poisoned food.

2. What weapons do the Aboriginal men use to hunt with?
(a) Spears.
(b) Swords.
(c) Guns.
(d) Sticks.

3. Why can't the girls eat the rabbit that Gracie catches?
(a) They have no matches to start a fire.
(b) They think rabbits are poisonous to eat.
(c) It is too small, so there isn't enough meat on it.
(d) Their bodies are not used to meat, so they will be ill.

4. What becomes a regular weekend event?
(a) Hunting and gathering traditional foods.
(b) A ritual dance.
(c) Telling stories of the ancestors around the communal fire.
(d) Pilgrimages into the Law.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Aboriginal people make Jigalong a permanent 'sitting down place'?

2. When do Aboriginal girls marry?

3. In what ways do the Mardudjara people suffer?

4. The girls are then handed over again, this time to Constable Pollett. How do they travel to Port Headland?

5. Who makes the decision about when teenage boys are ready to go into the Law?

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