📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

Read each question carefully and circle the best answer.

1. In Chapter 4, what is the main challenge facing the family?

Finding enough food

Building a shelter

Getting along with other miners

Lack of clean water

2. How does the main character feel about life on the goldfields?

Excited and hopeful

Scared and homesick

Angry and frustrated

Bored and restless

3. In Chapter 5, what important discovery is made?

A new gold seam

A lost family member

A dangerous animal

A shortcut to town

4. Which of these themes are explored in these chapters? (Tick all that apply)

Family loyalty

Survival and hardship

Hope and determination

Friendship and community

✏️ Part 2: Short Answer Questions

5. Describe the living conditions on the goldfields using evidence from the text.

6. How do the children in the story help their family survive? Give two examples.

7. What do you think motivates the family to stay on the goldfields despite the difficulties?

🤔 Part 3: Critical Thinking

8. Fill in the blanks: The author uses _____________ to show how hard life was, and _____________ to show the characters' feelings about their situation.

9. If you were the main character, what would you do differently in Chapter 5? Explain your reasoning.

10. Compare the children's experiences in these chapters to what life would be like for children in New Zealand today. What is similar and what is different?