Beth: The Story of a Convict Child Quiz

What ship do Beth and Molly arrive on?

• Lady Penrhyn

• HMS Sirius

• First Fleet

• The Titanic

Who employs the girls? and What work were they asked to do?

Write a GIST statement, summarising the part of the text above.
HINT: show each GIST step.

Where did Governor Phillip send the HMS Sirius and why?

• To the Cape of Good Hope for food

• To the Cape of Good Hope for more convicts

• Back home to England for more convicts

• Back home to England for food

What illnesses does Mr Brady report breaking out in the colony?

• Dysentery

• Scurvy

• Smallpox

• All of the above

How many ‘cows, sheep horses, pigs, geese and chickens’ did the first Fleet arrive with?

• Two Hundred

• Fifty

• Five Hundred

• Five Thousand

What Aboriginal cures/medicines are mentioned in the text?

• Local Berries

• Local berries or sarsaparilla vine leaves boiled in water

• Sarsaparilla vine leaves boiled in water

• Going to the doctor

When the crops fail the girls are ordered to collect wild food. What two foods are mentioned?

• Mussels and fish

• Mussels and berries

• Berries and Vegetables

• Berries and Bush Tucker

Who inspired this story?

• Elizabeth Hayward

• Queen Elizabeth

• Molly Hayward

• Beth

Where did the person referred to in Question 9. eventually live?

• Great Britain

• Van Diemen’s Land

• New Zealand

• The Americas

TAKE YOUR TIME WITH THIS ONE!

Part 1: From which perspective is this book told?
Part 2: What can you tell me about the context (personal, historical, social, cultural)?