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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 & 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Robyn own in order to keep herself protected, as a woman who lived alone?
(a) A wedding ring.
(b) Attack dogs.
(c) Sharp knives.
(d) Guns.

2. What did Robyn write home, as a joke, to indicate what types of animals she was training?
(a) Giant cockroaches.
(b) Feral dogs.
(c) WIld camels.
(d) Pigeons.

3. How did Robyn treat her camels while traveling in the bush?
(a) Shabbily.
(b) With little regard.
(c) Like any other animal.
(d) Like porcelain.

4. What made Robyn decide that the second person she visited was not the right person to learn from?
(a) His animals were fighting.
(b) He was mean and cursed at her.
(c) He was too easygoing.
(d) His wife was difficult.

5. What made Robyn set a compass course for Ayers Rock instead of staying on the road?
(a) Wild camels.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Tourists.
(d) Photographers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Robyn to sit on the riverbank and weep for 30 minutes in Chapter 4?

2. When did Zelly decide to give birth?

3. What did Robyn learn to live with in the desert, even though they swarmed around her and the camels in the thousands?

4. What was the modern-day manifestation of the Australian male?

5. What did Robyn consider taking money from National Geographic to be?

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