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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the girls frightened when they get off the boat?
(a) They see men with guns.
(b) They do not know where they are being taken.
(c) There are strange animals everywhere.
(d) The port is very crowded and noisy.

2. What happens at the big meeting held during the holidays at the end of the year?
(a) War is declared on the white people.
(b) Traditional ceremonies and rituals are performed.
(c) Marriages take place only at this time of year.
(d) They celebrate Christmas.

3. How old is Daisy?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Thirteen.

4. When the girls reach the heathlands, what do they see?
(a) A large lake blocking their way.
(b) Strange animals.
(c) A large lake blocking their way.
(d) Beautiful and unusual wildflowers.

5. Who do the girls meet at Station 594, near Jigalong?
(a) Molly's mother.
(b) Their aunt and cousins.
(c) Molly's father.
(d) Constable Riggs.

6. The girls are then handed over again, this time to Constable Pollett. How do they travel to Port Headland?
(a) By car.
(b) By boat.
(c) By train.
(d) They walk.

7. Where do the girls spend the night before moving on?
(a) In the car.
(b) Locked in the empty cells in the police station.
(c) In a nearby Aborigine settlement.
(d) On the floor at the constable's house.

8. Where is Maude's baby born?
(a) In the hospital at Perth.
(b) In the baby's father's house.
(c) In a hut in Jigalong.
(d) At their camp south of Jigalong.

9. What do the girls think of the city?
(a) They think it is noisy and unfriendly.
(b) They think it is exciting.
(c) They think it is wonderful.
(d) They find it boring.

10. When the girls hear footsteps they quickly hide. What do the girls think they see?
(a) One of their gods.
(b) A flesh-eating spirit.
(c) A strange animal.
(d) A witch.

11. Why was Jiigalong established?
(a) As a base for maintenance workers on the rabbit-proof fence.
(b) As a colony for new European settlers.
(c) As a settlement for Aborigines.
(d) As a school to teach Aboriginal children to speak English.

12. What do some mothers choose to do, out of fear that their children will be taken from them?
(a) Hide their babies in animal skins.
(b) Give birth in the bush rather than hospitals.
(c) Kill the babies' white fathers.
(d) Leave Jigalong forever to go back into the desert.

13. When are the girls allowed sheets on their beds?
(a) Only if they have been well behaved.
(b) Only on very cold nights.
(c) Only when special visitors come.
(d) The beds always have sheets.

14. When the girls meet a man on a bike while walking along the fence, what does the man do?
(a) Gives them food, then reports that he saw them.
(b) Chases them away from the fence.
(c) Captures them and calls the police.
(d) Ignores their pleas for food and rides away.

15. Why do the girls want to speak up when Miss Campbell introduces them to the staff member?
(a) They want to tell her that she pronounced their names wrong.
(b) They want to tell her that they do not want to be separated.
(c) They want to tell her that they are from Jigalong, not Nullagine.
(d) They want to tell her that they are very hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Superintendent feel about the baby?

2. Who names the baby Molly?

3. How do Gracie and Daisy react when Molly tells them of her plan to escape?

4. What becomes a regular weekend event?

5. Why does the Protector of Aborigines think there is no point in trying to recapture Molly and Daisy?

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