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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Gemmy move in with after he is attacked?
(a) The McIvors
(b) Mrs. Hutchence
(c) Mr. & Mrs. Frazer
(d) George Abbot
2. What is the only name that George Abbot recognizes in Gemmy's description of what he wants from the teacher?
(a) Willett
(b) Jock
(c) Lachlan
(d) Leona
3. What did the natives give Gemmy when they visited him?
(a) A weapon
(b) Soil and water
(c) Sand
(d) A stone
4. What surprises Mr. Frazer about Brisbane?
(a) It is very remote.
(b) It is remarkably small.
(c) It is uncivilized.
(d) It is busy and dirty.
5. Who does Mr. Frazer attempt to tell Sir George about?
(a) Gemmy
(b) The aborigines
(c) The McIvors
(d) George Abbot
6. When do the events in this chapter take place?
(a) 50 years after Gemmy left the settlement
(b) 15 years after Gemmy left the settlement
(c) 5 years after Gemmy left the settlement
(d) 5 months after Gemmy left the settlement
7. Why is Jock relieved when the mob disperses?
(a) He is glad Gemmy is unharmed.
(b) He does not want the neighbors to be upset with him.
(c) He would have had to kill one of them if he saw them.
(d) He does not have to see who attacked Gemmy.
8. What was Willett's profession?
(a) He ran an orphanage.
(b) He was a dog catcher.
(c) He was a rat catcher.
(d) He was a landlord.
9. What does Janet believe happens to her on the night depicted in this chapter?
(a) She sees Gemmy as her brother.
(b) She becomes an adult.
(c) She realizes the evil of men.
(d) She develops respect for her father.
10. Where does Jock sleep after the attack on Gemmy?
(a) In Gemmy's lean-to
(b) On the front porch of the hut
(c) In his bed
(d) He does not sleep
11. Who is the only child at the settlement whom Lachlan becomes close with?
(a) Janet
(b) Hector
(c) Jed
(d) Jeff
12. What role does Lachlan initially take with Gemmy?
(a) He acts as his teacher.
(b) He acts as his protector.
(c) He acts as his brother.
(d) He acts as his enemy.
13. How does Mrs. Hutchence remove the bees from Janet when they swarm her?
(a) She smokes them.
(b) She sprays them with bee killer.
(c) She swats at them.
(d) She catches them in a net.
14. Who does Gemmy start dreaming about in this chapter?
(a) Mosey and the Irish
(b) The natives
(c) Willett
(d) Lachlan
15. What is Mrs. Hutchence's hobby?
(a) Beekeeping
(b) Gardening
(c) Baking
(d) Birdwatching
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mr. Frazer begin writing about in this chapter?
2. What impresses Gemmy about Mr. Frazer?
3. Who does Mr. Frazer go to Brisbane to meet with?
4. Who is George Abbot thinking of when Gemmy arrives at the schoolhouse?
5. How did Willett treat Gemmy when he lived with him?
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