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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How fast can the Australian brushfires move?
(a) 30 mph.
(b) 55 mph.
(c) 100 mph.
(d) 15 mph.

2. Who was the journalist who exposed the Myall Creek incident?
(a) James Ashley Hall.
(b) Edward Smith Hall.
(c) Clayton Ashley Hall.
(d) Frederick Smith Hall.

3. What is remarkable about the stromatolites?
(a) They are an amazing turquoise color.
(b) They swim backwards and upside down.
(c) They are the oldest known species of life on earth.
(d) They reproduce spontaneously.

4. Where was Kingsford Smith later recovered?
(a) The Tasmania Isles.
(b) The Great Barrier Reef.
(c) The Victoria Desert.
(d) The Kimberley Coast.

5. What fascinated Bryson the most on his trip to Australia?
(a) The Great Barrier Reef.
(b) Kangaroos.
(c) Ayers Rock.
(d) Australian beer.

6. In what part of America did Bryson live at the time he visited Australia?
(a) New England.
(b) California.
(c) Southwest.
(d) Northwest.

7. Who was the ranger that escorted the Howes and Bryson through the park?
(a) Charles Weston.
(b) Bob Bryan.
(c) Skip Murphy.
(d) Ron Riley.

8. What natural wonder did Bryson and Sherwin stop to see in North Queensland?
(a) Mount Augustus.
(b) Great Barrier Reef.
(c) Heard Island.
(d) Grand Canyon.

9. With what did Bryson dry off after snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef?
(a) A beach towel.
(b) A big palm.
(c) His pants.
(d) Sherwin's shirt.

10. What is the name of the plane that flew into the desert to search for lost aviation legend Charles Kingsford Smith?
(a) Koala.
(b) Aborigine.
(c) Didgeridoo.
(d) Kookaburra.

11. What did Bryson agree to while having a bit too much to drink at a pub in Daly Waters?
(a) A month-long house swap with a Korean couple.
(b) A naked dance on the beach at midnight.
(c) A new car for Sherwin.
(d) Free meals for Sherwin for a month.

12. Why did Bryson want to switch hotels?
(a) They couldn't get the air conditioning to work.
(b) Their room looked out onto a K-mart.
(c) They didn't like the early morning sun.
(d) There was a disco downstairs.

13. Bryson is typical in his amazement of ________________ in Australia.
(a) Education.
(b) Species migration.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Natural selection.

14. What is the name of the site where Bryson and Sherwin stopped to see giant boulders?
(a) Bedrock.
(b) Devils Marbles.
(c) Rocks of the Gods.
(d) Big Rocks.

15. Which of the following fascinated Bryson during his trip to Australia?
(a) Culture.
(b) Geography.
(c) All of these.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Aborigines were living on the continent by the time the Europeans arrived to colonize Australia?

2. What did Bryson find so amazing about the town of Alice Springs?

3. What is Bryson's tone in the last two chapters of this book?

4. In what type of country does the city of Daintree sit?

5. What was the Myall Creek incident?

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