Home to Mother Ch 3 and 4

Why did the girls run and hide?

• It started to rain heavily.
• They heard something coming their way.
• They saw the tracker.
• They saw a giant emu and its babies.

Which sentence is from the book and describes where and how the girls hid?

• “They dived headfirst into the thick bushes and slid in deeper on their stomachs.”
• “The quickly climbed up the nearest tree, hiding within its branches.”
• “They buried themselves in a rabbits burrow.”
• “They stood really still.”

What did the girls see?

• The tracker called Moodoo.
• Constable Riggs.
• A monster called a Marlbu.
• A dingo.

How did they know it was gone?

• They heard its footstep fading away.
• They see the ‘thing’ walk away.
• They hear the ‘thing’ say its leaving.
• They see the ‘thing’ run after a kangaroo.

What made the girls jump?

• The ‘thing’ coming up behind them.
• Daisy squealing as she pricked her finger on a spikey branch.
• The sound of thunder.
• Gracie falling over.

Which sentence is from the book and describes the ‘thing’?

• “A sharp-toothed, flesh-eating evil spirit.”
• “A hairy but not scary mouse.”
• “A friendly and cute ghost.”
• "A huge green toad.”

Why is it important that the girls find a place to sleep before dark?

• Because they are tired of walking.
• Because they need to hide from the hairy but not scary mouse.
• Because they are afraid of the dark.
• Because they are in unfamiliar land and need to find a safe and warm place to sleep.

Why did the girls sleep in a rabbit’s burrow?

• No one would expect to find three runaways sleeping in a rabbit burrow.
• The rabbits burrow looked like the only warm place to sleep.
• The rabbits burrow looked like the only warm place to sleep.
• They were hoping to catch a rabbit for breakfast.

Why did Molly want their tracks to be washed away?

• Moodoo would struggle to track them following the rain.
• The ‘thing’ would struggle to track them following the rain.
• The rabbits would not know that they slept in their burrow.
• Their sand would be flattened for new plants.

Why was Molly in the leader of the group?

• Because she came up with the plan.
• Because she knew the way back.
• Because she is the eldest.
• Because she is bossy.