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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What punishment are Bidgup and Meedo given?

2. What is a wuungku?

3. Why does Kundilla conclude that the white soldiers mean them no harm?

4. What is the main reason why the Mardudjara people decide to leave their desert?

5. How do the Aboriginal people sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Constable Melrose do with the girls at Marble Bar?

2. What does Captain Fremantle do wrong when he tries to communicate?

3. Why are policies introduced to remove 'half-caste' children from their families to take them to places such as Moore River?

4. Why is Molly confident that they will be able to get home?

5. How do children at Moore River attempt to stay happy?

6. Do Daisy and Gracie trust Molly as a leader?

7. Why has the arrival of white colonists been bad for the Aboriginal people?

8. How is Maude different from other Aborigines?

9. Do the Aborigines receive justice in chapter three?

10. Should Golda have been punished for killing the white men's steer? Was the way he was punished right?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is there a 'bad guy' in this story? Who acts badly and why? Do people's motivations sometimes excuse their actions?

Essay Topic 2

The film version of this book is described as a story that follows the 'triumph of the human spirit.' How well does this apply to the book and the characters in it? Explain your answer using examples from the book, not the film.

Essay Topic 3

The rabbit-proof fence is a very important object in this book. Discuss the symbolism of the fence. What does it stand for and why? Does it mean different things to different people?

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