Home to Mother Ch 11

Where were the girls passing through?

• Through the Margaret River region. 

• Through the Wheatfields North-east of Perth.

• Through the Wheatfields South-west of Perth. Through the Pilbara region. 

How did Molly elude the searchers? 

• She continued to walk North for a while longer before

  turning east.

• She doubled back to Moore River. 

• She left some of their belongings in the opposite direction

  of where they were going. 

• She made Gracie and Daisy walk different directions at

  points to confuse the tracker.

How did they move faster in the rain? 

• They were able to drink more water and therefore have more

  energy. 

• They were blown along by the wind. 

• They were wearing more protective and warmer clothing. 

• They used the water to slide down hills. 

What renewed their energy?

• The thought of food and tea.

• The idea of sleep. 

• The thought of laying down. 

• The thought of getting out of the rain. 

"The only sign of yesterday’s rain was the ……………” Finish the sentence. 

• The soggy socks inside their boots. 

• The puddles Daisy skipped through. 

• The muddy ground they were sleeping on. 

• The water drops dripping from the leaves.

What brought Gracie out of bed? 

• Molly's orders to get up

• The aroma of tea

• The aroma of a cooked rabbit

• The fear of being left behind

What is the Aboriginal word for east? 

• Kukarda

• Boodee

• East

• Mundu

What was the girl’s ‘routine’ they used to get food?

• Gracie and Daisy kept the farmers distracted whilst Molly

  stole their chickens’ eggs. 

• They took turns asking the farmers for food.  

• Gracie and Daisy asked the farmers for food whilst Molly hid

  and kept watch. 

• The

  girls traded treasures they had collected along the way for food. 

Why did Molly only make small fires and not big fires like

at home? 

• She was scared she would start a bush fire. 

• She didn’t want to waste branches. 

• She didn’t know how to make a big fire. 

• She didn’t want the tracker to see the fire. 

“The only thing that she was sure about was that………” Finish

the sentence. 

• They would return home to Jigalong. 

• The rabbit proof fence did exist. 

• She was still hungry after dinner. 

• Her mother would be happy to see her.