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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does Lachlan not find out about the attack on Gemmy until the next day?
(a) He was out with friends when it happened.
(b) His classmates are afraid to tell him about the incident.
(c) The McIvors want to protect him.
(d) He slept through the incident.
2. What strikes Janet most about Mrs. Hutchence's demeanor when working with the bees?
(a) Her excitement
(b) Her skill
(c) Her enthusiasm
(d) Her bravery
3. What do the settlers put on the McIvors' fence?
(a) Blood
(b) Feces
(c) Writing
(d) Paint
4. What does Mr. Frazer want to do as a result of his botany work?
(a) Become a professional botanist
(b) Move into the woods with the aborigines
(c) Preserve the native ecology
(d) Return to England
5. Which two characters meet in this chapter?
(a) Janet and Lachlan
(b) Lachlan and Gemmy
(c) Janet and Gemmy
(d) Lachlan, Gemmy and Janet
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Lachlan stop protecting Gemmy?
2. How does Mrs. Hutchence remove the bees from Janet when they swarm her?
3. What event causes Jock to stop visiting his neighbors?
4. What role does Lachlan initially take with Gemmy?
5. What awakens Ellen at the beginning of this chapter?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Janet realize on the night depicted in this chapter that makes her feel she has become an adult?
2. What did Gemmy do that affected Janet and Lachlan's lives?
3. Describe the mob's attack on Gemmy.
4. How does Lachlan's relationship with Gemmy change over time?
5. Describe how Gemmy's strength is restored during his visit with the natives.
6. How does Mr. Frazer react when Jim Sweetman refuses the native fruit? How does this contrast with his views on native plants at the end of the chapter?
7. How does George Abbot trick Gemmy in this chapter? Why does he do this?
8. How do Lachlan's relationships with the other settler children change over time? What causes this change?
9. What event brings Janet and Lachlan back together after many years?
10. How does Gemmy come to be on the island of Queensland?
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