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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do a group of Aborigine men give the girls?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Matches and salt.
(c) Shoes and coats.
(d) Food and water.

2. Who is the captain of the Koolinda, the ship that will take them south to Fremantle?
(a) Captain Fremantle.
(b) Captain Freeman.
(c) Captain Smith.
(d) Captain Stirling.

3. What do the girls see as they come into the harbor, that makes them homesick?
(a) A huge water tank, like those at the depot at Jigalong.
(b) A wheat silo with a picture of a red dingo on it, which they recognize from flour sacks given to Aborigine people at Jigalong.
(c) A food factory with a picture of a yellow chicken on it, which they recognize from food packets given to Aborigine people at Jigalong.
(d) The rabbit-proof fence.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Miss Campbell hand the girls over to when they reach the Moore River School?

2. When the girls reach the heathlands, what do they see?

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

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

5. When the girls hear footsteps they quickly hide. What do the girls think they see?

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