Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Non-fictional narrative Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington is based on the real-life experiences of three aboriginal girls who fled from the Moore River Native Settlement.
Statement (II): The names of the three girls are- Molly, Daisy and Mary.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer :
Statement (I) is correct but Statement (II) is incorrect
Solution :
The correct option is: Statement (I) is correct but Statement (II) is incorrect.
Let's break down the verification of both statements:
Analysis of Statement (I): The book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, published in 1996 by indigenous Australian author Doris Pilkington Garimara, is indeed a non-fictional, biographical narrative. It documents the true story of three Aboriginal girls who were forcibly removed from their families at Jigalong and taken to the Moore River Native Settlement in 1931 under the government policies of the time. The girls escaped the settlement and walked 1,600 kilometers back home by following the rabbit-proof fence. Thus, Statement (I) is correct.
Analysis of Statement (II): The three girls who escaped the Moore River Native Settlement were Molly Craig (the author's mother), Daisy Kadibil (Molly's half-sister), and Gracie Fields (their cousin). The name "Mary" is not one of the three girls, as the third girl was Gracie. Thus, Statement (II) is incorrect.
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