The Ratcatcher's Daughter (Ch 1-4)

When Issy says 'families like ours', what best describes what she means?

• Families who work on the docks

• Families with two daughters

• Working-class families

• Middle class families

What was the 'height of ambition' mentioned by Issy?

• Getting married

• Finishing her education

• Working as a shop assistant

• Working as a maid

Before visiting the Lewises, what classic book does she liken her job to?

• Great Expectation

• Ratcatchers

• Oliver Twist

• Sense and Sensibility

How does Issy meet Mr Lewis?

• He is sitting at the kitchen table

• He comes upstairs from the undertaking establishment

• She meets him in the yard

• They meet at her house in Woolloongabba

Why did the Lewis' last maid leave them?

• She became ill

• She was having a baby

• She saw too many dead bodies

• She was getting married

What was the major issue when the McKelvies' sat down for dinner at the end of Chapter 3?

• The Howards had rats

• Albert was feeling unwell

• The silverside was going cold

• Da hadn't worked in a long time

What was the first potential sign of plague in Brisbane?

• Lots of rats at the docks

• A notice from the Board of Health

• Dr John and Dr Slade talking about it

• Albert falling ill