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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 did Captain Fremantle name the colony?

2. What animal does Arthur Carberry bring to Australia with him?

3. What do Yalbung and Beeboo see when they investigate the noise?

4. How long is the military outpost there for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jigalong appealing to the Mardu people?

2. In what ways were the girls' lives similar?

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

4. How do Maude's family react to her pregnancy?

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

6. Is there anything positive about Moore River?

7. Describe the grounds of Moore River.

8. Overall, do the girls get treated badly on the journey?

9. Who is to blame for the incident between the white workers who dug the sacred land, and the Mardu?

10. How do Aborigine people hunt and kill their food?

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

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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