Rabbit-Proof Fence
1 Who said or wrote this in the story? Alf Fields, h Molly and Daisy decide to catch the train
Constable Riggs, Daisy, gracie, Martha, Maude, Miss
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evans, Molly, Mr A. O. Neville, Mrs Flanagan.
a ‘Two of your aunties have had babies and
they’re both muda-mudas, like you.’
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b ‘I got two sisters! I got two sisters coming
to Jigalong!’ ………..
c ‘Find the three half-caste girls, Molly,
Gracie and Daisy, at Jigalong and bring
them in.’ ……….
d ‘Come on. Get in the back. Hurry up! I
want to get started. We’ve got a long way to
go.’ ……….
e ‘The policeman was just doing his job –
doing what the law tells him to do. If I try
to stop him, they’ll put me in prison.’
……….
f ‘I take care of the girls here. I’ll take you to
the dormitory. This way.’ ……….
g ‘The food never gets any better. We get
meat sometimes at dinner, but mostly we
get soup with not much meat in it.’ ……….
h ‘Now come with me, and I’ll get you some
coats to wear.’ ……….
i ‘My legs hurt, Dgudu. I can’t walk.’
……….
j ‘Maybe we wait a bit, Dgudu. Maybe
Gracie’ll come back?’ ……….
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2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Molly grows up with her mother and father
in the bush.
b Molly’s mother, Maude, goes with the girls
to the Native Settlement.
c At the Native Settlement, the girls are
locked in the dormitory at night.
d The girls can speak in their own language at
the Native Settlement.
e In the bush the girls meet two Mardu men
who give them matches.
f Molly always tells people exactly where
they are going.
g A lot of people hear the news about the
escaped girls.
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and look for their mothers.
i Molly and Daisy arrive home safely.
j Gracie is taken back to the Native
Settlement.
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3 Put the following events from the story in the right
order. Number them 1–5.
a Molly decides to escape from the Native
Settlement.
b The girls are taken on a long journey by car,
train, and ship.
c Gracie leaves the two other girls.
d Molly and Daisy arrive at Jigalong and
disappear with their families.
e The girls are taken away from their families
at Jigalong.
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4 Complete the following sentences.
a At the Native Settlement, the girls sleep in . . .
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b If any children escape from the Native
Settlement, Moodoo the tracker . . .
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c The girls survive by eating . . .
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d In the bush, the girls step carefully from
stone to stone so they don’t . . .
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e Gracie leaves Molly and Daisy because she . . .
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5 Why did the government send girls like Molly, Gracie,
and Daisy to places such as the Moore River Native
Settlement?
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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 The story is in _____ Australia.
a F Eastern b F Western c F Northern
d F Southern
2 In this part of Australia there is _____.
a F a hot, dry desert b F a big, wide river
c F a large, modern town
d F a strange, wild mountain
3 Molly, Daisy and Gracie grow up with _____
people.
a F English b F Irish c F Aboriginal
d F white Australian
4 The girls live at the _____ depot.
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a F Jigalong b F Gum Creek
c F Mundiwindi d F Yalgoo
5 When the girls are together they speak the
_____ language.
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a F English b F Mardu c F Wiluna
d F Wubin
6 The Australian government decided that
children of Aboriginal mothers and white
fathers should be _____.
a F given some money b F left with their
families c F taken away from their families
d F sent to England
7 The girls are taken to the _____ Native Settlement.
a F Esperance b F Perth c F Jigalong
d F Moore River
8 Life at the Native Settlement is _____.
a F easy and comfortable b F hard and cruel
c F calm and simple d F fun and exciting
9 The girls decide to _____ the Native Settlement.
a F enjoy b F stay at c F go back to
d F escape from
10 The girls want to follow the _____.
a F river b F railway
c F rabbit-proof fence d F coast
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Molly’s _____, Maude, is a young Mardu
woman who once worked as a domestic servant.
a F sister b F aunt c F mother
d F grandmother
12 Molly is the _____ of the three half-caste girls at
Jigalong.
a F oldest b F youngest c F quietest
d F shortest
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13 Molly’s father is an Englishman who works as
an inspector of _____.
a F roads b F hospitals c F schools
d F the rabbit-proof fence
14 Gracie and Daisy are _____.
a F Molly’s aunties b F the daughters of
Molly’s aunties c F Molly’s grandmothers
d F Molly’s friends
15 The girls are taken away in a car by _____.
a F Miss Evans b F Mr Neville
c F Granny Frinda d F Constable Riggs
16 Martha is _____ to the girls when they arrive at
the Native Settlement.
a F helpful and friendly b F fair but unfriendly
c F rough and violent d F cruel and unkind
17 Moodoo is a Mardu policeman; he _____ the
girls who escape.
a F locks up and punishes
b F tracks and catches c F finds and kills
d F helps and saves
18 Every night, Miss Evans _____ the girls in the
dormitory at the Native Settlement.
a F tells a story to b F sings to
c F kisses d F locks
19 _____ often complains on the long walk because
her legs hurt a lot.
a F Molly b F Martha c F Gracie
d F Maude
20 Doris, who wrote the story of Rabbit Proof
Fence, is Molly’s _____.
a F mother b F daughter c F sister
d F friend
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Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21 ‘Why they take our girls away? Why? Why? Why?’
a F Maude b F Molly c F Gracie
d F Alf Fields
22 ‘It’s the law, Maude, you know that. It’s to give
the girls a better chance, send them to school, so
they can make a good life for themselves.’
a F Doris b F Moodoo c F Miss Evans
d F Constable Riggs
23 ‘I’m sorry. There’s nothing I can do. I can’t stop
the government taking our daughter away from
us.’
a F Molly b F Mr Neville c F Alf Fields
d F Constable Riggs
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24 ‘Lots of people have tried to run away, but
that black tracker has always caught them and
brought them back.’
a F Maude b F Martha c F Molly
d F Alf Fields
25 ‘We can’t live in this place. We’re gunna get
away from here, we’re gunna go home, home to
Jigalong.’
a F Molly b F Martha c F Miss Evans
d F Gracie
26 ‘But Dgudu . . . How we gunna find our way
back to Jigalong? It’s a long way.’
a F Molly b F Martha c F Daisy
d F Maude
27 ‘Are you the runaways from the settlement?’
a F Mr Neville b F Moodoo
c F Miss Evans d F Mrs Flanagan
28 ‘I’ll carry Daisy for a bit, then have a rest, then
I’ll carry you.’
a F Molly b F Maude c F Martha
d F Mrs Flanagan
29 ‘No. I can’t walk any more, Dgudu. I’m tired.’
a F Molly b F Gracie c F Martha
d F Maude
30 ‘Our girls are coming home to us.’
a F Constable Riggs b F Gracie
c F Daisy d F Maude
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 a large, dry area of land in a hot country that
has very few plants growing on it
a F field b F grass c F desert d F track
32 a room for several people or more to sleep in
a F lounge b F dormitory c F hall
d F study
33 a soft white powder for making bread
a F sand b F ice c F salt d F flour
34 an Australian animal that jumps on its back legs
a F kangaroo b F rabbit c F goanna
d F lizard
35 when you feel frightened or afraid
a F selfish b F scared c F sick d F sincere
36 a place that protects you from weather or danger
a F path b F fence c F store d F shelter
37 a deep hole in the ground where people can get
water from
a F well b F river c F sink d F bucket
38 to chase and kill wild animals or birds
a F throw b F crouch c F hunt d F jump
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39 a place where a bird keeps its eggs or its babies
a F straw b F nest c F wood d F farm
40 cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals
a F cattle b F sheep c F chickens d F ducks
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 Molly, Gracie and Daisy spend their early life
_____.
a F near the sea b F in the city
c F in the bush d F in a hospital
42 The girls are taken away in a car and then put
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on a _____ to go to the town of Freemantle.
a F bus b F train c F plane d F ship
43 At the Native Settlement, the girls sleep _____.
a F in comfortable beds b F in hard wooden
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beds c F on the floor d F outside
44 If anybody tries to escape from the Native
Settlement, they are _____.
a F sent home b F sent to bed
c F locked up and beaten d F tied up
45 When the girls leave the Native Settlement,
Molly is pleased that the weather is _____.
a F rainy b F dry c F sunny d F windy
46 Mrs Flanagan gives the girls some _____.
a F new shoes b F warm coats
c F old hats d F clean dresses
47 _____ people know about the girls and their
escape from the Native Settlement.
a F One or two b F Only a few
c F Some d F A lot of
48 The girls walk about _____ kilometres every day.
a F five b F fifteen c F thirty d F a hundred
49 At the end of their walk, Molly and Daisy _____.
a F arrive home safely
b F can’t find their families
c F become ill d F get lost
50 Gracie goes to look for her mother, but in the
end she _____.
a F walks to Jigalong
b F gets lost in the desert and becomes ill
c F goes to live with her father
d F is sent back to the Native Settlement
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