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Translate the Latin phrase 'Puella sum' to English.

• I am a girl.

• You are a girl.

• She is a girl.

• I am a boy.

Translate the Latin phrase 'Malus est' to English.

• He is bad.

• He is good.

• He is tall.

• He is strong.

According to the passage, why did Mama have thirty shillings for each man's licence tied up tightly in her pocket?

• In case any Vandemonians attacked them on the way.

• To buy food for the journey.

• To pay for new clothes at the market.

• To bribe the local officials.

How many people were waiting in the licence queue when they arrived at the Camp?

• Close to a thousand men (and a few women).

• About fifty people.

• Just a handful of people.

• No one was waiting.

What are the shops on the diggings made of, according to the passage?

• Stone buildings

• Brick buildings

• Tents or bark huts

• Wooden houses

Which of the following items were NOT found in the shops on the diggings?

• Fresh vegetables

• Cheeses

• Candle wax

• Wellington boots

Select the group of items that could be found in the shops on the diggings.

• Flour, tea, sugar, boots, shovels

• Gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls

• Cars, televisions, mobile phones, laptops, tablets

• Pizza, burgers, soda, ice cream, fries

According to the passage, what do the farmers around the diggings sell off?

• Their fattest sheep

• Their skinniest oldest jumbucks

• Their youngest lambs

• Their best cattle

What happens to the meat when summer starts, according to the passage?

• It gets frozen

• It is eaten by dogs

• It is covered by flies

• It is stored in a cellar

Fill in the blank: Last week Alphonse made _______ pie, but the narrator and Mama did not eat any.

• cockatoo

• apple

• cherry

• pumpkin