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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jock feel about the strange occurrences around his farm?
(a) He feels confused.
(b) He feels hurt and betrayed.
(c) He feels angry and violent.
(d) He feels vindicated.

2. How did Willett treat Gemmy when he lived with him?
(a) He treated Gemmy like a son.
(b) He was abusive towards Gemmy.
(c) He ignored and neglected Gemmy.
(d) He was loving towards Gemmy.

3. When do the events in this chapter take place?
(a) 5 months after Gemmy left the settlement
(b) 5 years after Gemmy left the settlement
(c) 15 years after Gemmy left the settlement
(d) 50 years after Gemmy left the settlement

4. Who does Mr. Frazer go to Brisbane to meet with?
(a) Jock McIvor
(b) George Abbot
(c) The King of England
(d) Sir George

5. What surprises Mr. Frazer about Brisbane?
(a) It is very remote.
(b) It is remarkably small.
(c) It is busy and dirty.
(d) It is uncivilized.

6. What sort of impact did Gemmy have on both Janet's and Lachlan's earlier lives?
(a) A positive one
(b) No impact
(c) A neutral one
(d) A negative one

7. Who is the only child at the settlement whom Lachlan becomes close with?
(a) Hector
(b) Jeff
(c) Janet
(d) Jed

8. What happens when Gemmy wakens from his nightmare?
(a) He realizes he is somewhere else.
(b) He realizes what he dreamed is actually happening.
(c) He realizes that it was only a dream.
(d) He realizes it was a premonition.

9. 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

10. Who does Gemmy start dreaming about in this chapter?
(a) The natives
(b) Willett
(c) Mosey and the Irish
(d) Lachlan

11. Why does Lachlan not find out about the attack on Gemmy until the next day?
(a) The McIvors want to protect him.
(b) He was out with friends when it happened.
(c) He slept through the incident.
(d) His classmates are afraid to tell him about the incident.

12. What does George give Gemmy instead of his papers?
(a) Blank paper
(b) A book
(c) Homework papers
(d) Letters from Leona

13. Where does Jock sleep after the attack on Gemmy?
(a) On the front porch of the hut
(b) He does not sleep
(c) In his bed
(d) In Gemmy's lean-to

14. How long did Gemmy remain at sea?
(a) Two decades
(b) Two months
(c) Two days
(d) Two years

15. What strikes Janet most about Mrs. Hutchence's demeanor when working with the bees?
(a) Her bravery
(b) Her skill
(c) Her excitement
(d) Her enthusiasm

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gemmy react to the attack on the geese?

2. What impresses Gemmy about Mr. Frazer?

3. How does Lachlan feel when he visits Gemmy at Mrs. Hutchence's house?

4. What does Lachlan find at the site where the "dispersal" supposedly took place?

5. What do the settlers put on the McIvors' fence?

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