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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 do the group have to do in order to adapt to life with white people?
2. What did Captain Fremantle name the colony?
3. When did the first European settlers arrive in Western Australia?
4. Who makes the decision about when teenage boys are ready to go into the Law?
5. Why are the Aboriginals afraid of white men?
Short Essay Questions
1. Do the white people try to help the Aborigines?
2. The colonists are told to 'keep up their Englishness.' What does this involve? Why might they be asked to do this?
3. Do Daisy and Gracie trust Molly as a leader?
4. Do the Aborigines do enough to fight back?
5. Why are the Aborigines afraid of white men?
6. How is Maude different from other Aborigines?
7. How do Maude's family react to her pregnancy?
8. What could the wildflowers, plants and animals that the girls see symbolize?
9. Is there anything positive about Moore River?
10. Why are policies introduced to remove 'half-caste' children from their families to take them to places such as Moore River?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss realism in the book. How does the author remind the reader that this is a true story? How does this emphasize the messages of the book? Is the author biased in any way? What is her agenda? Is this justified, or does it destroy the truth of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Compare Aborigine society with white society. What are the main differences? Are there any similarities? Does one society come across as better? Why do they clash?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss freedom in this story. How is it represented and what does the author say about it? How important is freedom? Who is free and who is not?
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