Characters
What is the name of the main girl in the story?
Molly
Where do the girls live at the beginning of the story?
Jigalong
In which country does the story take place?
Australia
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
How did many Aboriginal groups traditionally get their food?
By hunting, fishing, and gathering plants.
What is the name of Molly's younger sister?
Daisy
Where are the girls taken to?
Moore River Native Settlement
What is the name of the fence in the title?
The rabbit-proof fence.
What is the name of the Indigenous people of Australia?
Aboriginal Australians (or Aboriginal people).
What is the name often given to Aboriginal stories about creation and ancestors?
The Dreaming (or Dreamtime).
What is the name of Molly's cousin?
Gracie
Why are the girls no longer at Moore River Native Settlement?
They escape
What is the name of the settlement where the girls are sent?
Moore River Native Settlement.
Who was James Cook?
A British explorer and sailor. He mapped the east coast and "discovered" Australia.
How was knowledge and culture traditionally passed from one generation to the next?
Through stories, songs, and oral tradition.
What is the name of the tracker?
Moodoo
What do the girls follow to get home?
The rabbit-proof fence.
Where does Gracie go?
Wiluna
What is the name of Australia's national animal?
The kangaroo.
What did the Europeans call the mixed race children?
Half-caste
What is the name of Molly's mother?
Maude
Who gets back to Jigalong?
Molly and Daisy
Where do they get their coats?
From a farm
What is the currency used in Australia?
The Australian dollar.
What did the aboriginals call the mixed race children?
Muda-muda