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What are the names of the three girls?
Daisy, Gracie and Molly
What are the girls doing at the beginning of the film?
They are following the tracks of a giant lizard until Molly catches it. they are kind of hunting.
Where do the girls live?
1- in Jilalong
2 – in Jigagol
3- Jigalong
in the Western Australian town of Jigalong.
Why is Molly sad when she sees her mother?
because she has lost one girl (meaning Gracie).
What happened to Gracie?
Gracie never returned to Jigalong. She never got to see Molly, Daisy or her family
again.
Who is Moodoo?
He is an Aboriginal tracker.
Why does Gracie want to go to the station?
To see her mother, who is supposed to meet her.
How many fences are there?
two (one from north to south and the other from west to east)
OLIVE, ONE OF THE GIRLS, LEFT MOORE RIVER TO SEE:
1- her family
2- a friend
3- her boyfriend
her boyfriend
The Australian government gives the Jigalong tribe rations to buy...?
Name one thing they can buy with ration tickets.
flour, tobacco and tea
Who is the legal guardian of all Aborigines in Western Australia?
Mr Neville
What do Molly and Daisy see when they wake up in the desert? Why is it important?
They see the spirit bird. This is important because it symbolises home
Where is Moore River?
Name a city.
Moore River is located in the western part of Western Australia, near Perth.
Why does Molly want Daisie's bag?
to fool the tracker and send him in the wrong direction.
What were Aboriginal children trained to do in Moore River?
They were trained to be house help and/or farm labour for white Australians.
Are the three girls sisters?
Molly and daisy are. Gracie is their cousin.
What thing do Aboriginal people need to ask Mr Neville’s permission to do?
Aboriginal people needed to ask Mr Neville's permission to......
1. Marry
2. Visit their children at Moore River
3. Buy shoes
It will be difficult or even impossible to catch the girls if they arrive in .......................
the desert.
Who is Olive's father?
The tracker
What are some of the rules at Moore River that children must follow?
- standing and sitting when told to,
- eating with Western utensils (forks, spoons and knives),
- not speaking while eating,
- saying Christian prayers
- and only speaking English/not speaking their native languages
What does the tracker think about Molly?
he thinks she is smart.
What are some of the things the girls do to stay hidden from the tracker?
Name two things.
Molly, Gracie and Daisy stay hidden from the tracker by doing things such as:
1. Taking off their shoes while running
2. Using the rain to cover their tracks
3. Putting Daisy's bag in the river
4. Staying silent and always listening
5. Hiding in the bush
How far did the girls walk to get home from Moore River?
1600 miles = 2414 km
Why does Molly’s mother tell the children to hide when she sees the policemen?
because they want to take them away. (kidnap )
What did Neville believe would happen to "mixed blood" and "full blood" Aboriginal people when taken away from their family?
Neville's plan was to take all light-skinned Aboriginal children (those believed to
have a European parent or grandparent) and forcibly assimilate them into white
society, either through adoption or by training them to work as house servants
and farm labour. Neville said he wanted to help them.