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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concerns Jock most about Gemmy?
(a) The reaction he gets from the neighbors
(b) He looks like he is black.
(c) The reaction he gets from the children
(d) He rarely speaks.

2. How does Gemmy react when he speaks to the children?
(a) He is relieved that he finally has found other white people.
(b) He is forceful and rude.
(c) He is shocked he can speak English.
(d) He is frightened because he thinks they will hurt him.

3. What prevents Gemmy from helping Jock around the farm?
(a) He is too young.
(b) He is easily confused.
(c) He is too physically weak.
(d) He cannot speak English.

4. What do the Aborigines call the white settlers?
(a) Land thieves
(b) Devil people
(c) Evil spirits
(d) White spirits

5. What does Gemmy represent for the settlers?
(a) The fate they could face one day.
(b) The fate of their children.
(c) The effects of poverty.
(d) The unknown danger of the natives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the figure from the swamp first do that surprises the children?

2. What is Ned Corcoran's opinion of Gemmy?

3. What happens to Gemmy when he observes the white settlers?

4. Who does Gemmy believe has the power in the McIvor family?

5. Who examines Gemmy at the schoolhouse?

(see the answer key)

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