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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the Myall Creek incident occur?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1998.

2. What is notable about the Megascolides Australis?
(a) The largest earthworms in the world.
(b) Man-eating worms.
(c) Man-eating plants.
(d) Cannibalistic worms.

3. What is Bryson's tone in the last two chapters of this book?
(a) Wistful.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Happy.

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

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

6. Where did Bryson fly into first on his next trip to Australia?
(a) North Queensland.
(b) New South Wales.
(c) Western Australia.
(d) Victoria.

7. What desert habitat museum did Bryson visit?
(a) Alice Springs Desert Park.
(b) Ayers Rock Museum.
(c) Great Barrier Habitat Museum.
(d) Royal Desert Park.

8. What is the name of the cyclone that devastated the town of Darwin in 1974?
(a) Tracy.
(b) Terry.
(c) Tara.
(d) Tammy.

9. What kinds of trees did Bryson explore in the forests southwest of Perth?
(a) Karri and Jarrah.
(b) Karri and Kookaburra.
(c) Kiki and Jarrah.
(d) Karri and Jamal.

10. When was the initial peopling of the Australian continent?
(a) One million years ago.
(b) 15,000 - 30,000 years ago.
(c) 60,000 - 70,000 years ago.
(d) 45,000 - 60,000 years ago.

11. About which of the following did Bryson warn Sherwin?
(a) Saltwater crocodile attacks.
(b) All of these.
(c) Deadly animal attacks.
(d) Jellyfish attacks.

12. Uluru is the Aboriginal name for what famous rock formation?
(a) Ayers Rock.
(b) Matterhorn.
(c) Aleusian Rock.
(d) Arborick Rock.

13. How did Bryson and Sherwin get a great view of the Great Barrier Reef?
(a) From the ferry.
(b) With binoculars.
(c) In a semi-submersible boat.
(d) From a helicopter.

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

15. Who was one of Australia's most famous land owners and miners?
(a) Lawrence Henson.
(b) Lou Hardy.
(c) Lang Hancock.
(d) Lane Henderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Alice Springs School of Air?

2. Bryson is typical in his amazement of ________________ in Australia.

3. What fascinated Bryson the most on his trip to Australia?

4. Lang Hancock once claimed that his land had more ______________ than the U.S. and Canada combined.

5. To which national park did the Howes take Bryson?

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