Study Guide Answer Key

ANSWER KEY

from Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

Doris Pilkington

Possible responses:

       1.   The sisters seem to be in a crowded, chaotic place in which older girls boss around the younger girls. It seems as if the sisters will get into trouble if they don’t get to school on time.  DOK 2

       2.   Gracie and Daisy seem to be surprised and scared; Jigalong is a long way from the settlement, and are probably worried about getting home safely. DOK 2

       3.   Responses will vary. Some students will say that Molly is acting responsibly because she has carefully planned their route home; some will say Molly is not acting responsibly because the escape puts her two younger sisters at risk. DOK 3

       4.   Responses will vary. Students may say that the journey will not end in success because the girls are too young to survive; others may say that Molly is determined and that she will ensure the safety and success of their journey. Students can find out what actually happens by doing a web search or by reading the rest of the narrative.  DOK 3

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 DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

from Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

Doris Pilkington

Possible responses:

       1.   The author uses vivid words to convey the girls’ actions (“snatched,” “pulled,” and “slung”), their poverty (“meager positions”), and details (“calico bag,” “drawstrings”) to create a word picture.

       2.   The mood helps the selection by recreating the sounds the girls heard as they fled.

       3.   The adjectives are very sensory—the coarseness of the sand, the sliminess of the leeches, the heat of the mud.

ANSWER KEY

from Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

Doris Pilkington

A. Possible responses:

       1.   Yes; you would probably be feeling nervous and would want to quickly and urgently create an embankment to prevent flooding.

       2.   The sisters were frightened and confused. When people are frightened, they sometimes talk nervously.

       3.   Molly would be able to speak confidently because she knew what to do and had a plan. She was not nervous like the sisters.

       4.   No, Molly did not move cautiously. It says that she crashed into the trees, which indicates she moved with force and without fear.

B.   1.   conveniently; “to be easily accessible”

       2.   essentially; “underground necessary element”

       3.   graciously; “to be pleasantly kind or courteous

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 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

from Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

Doris Pilkington

A.   1.   Daisy nervously told Molly how she felt.

       2.   Molly is Daisy and Gracie’s big sister.

       3.   They crossed the swiftly flowing river.

       4.   She is the bossy sister.

       5.   Molly confidently told her sisters the plan.

B.   1.   what kind:  She waited under the large pine tree.  

       2.   how many: They walked through several banks.  

       3.   what kind:  The banks were slippery.  

      4.   how many: Two sisters wanted to rest.  

      5.   what kind:  They passed thick tree shrubs.