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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Diggity in Chapter 10?
(a) She bit Robyn.
(b) She died.
(c) She ran away.
(d) She drank some bad water.

2. What was the actual nature of Wallera Ranch?
(a) It was a watering hole.
(b) It was a university outlet.
(c) It was a cattle ranch.
(d) It was an Aboriginal reservation.

3. What did Robyn find to be a key in relating to the Pitjantjara?
(a) Camels.
(b) Speaking their language.
(c) Food.
(d) Sign language.

4. How much did Robyn eat in the mornings while on the trail in Chapter 6?
(a) Enough to last through to dinner.
(b) At least four courses.
(c) Much more than the camels.
(d) Not very much.

5. What had been going on for the past 160 years between the Aboriginal people and the Australian government?
(a) Fair trade.
(b) Peace talks.
(c) Undeclared war.
(d) Slavery as in the Old South of the USA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lies "like a pig in mud"?

2. When making camp in a dust-bowl in Chapter 10, what did Robyn unselfconsciously do with the animals?

3. Where did Robyn fly to, four days after completing her journey?

4. How was Pipalyatjara different from many other settlements?

5. What did Robyn and Rick see on their drive back along the Canning in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Robyn came to a road that was not on her map in Chapter 6. How did she react?

2. What began to unravel the inner string that held down the panic in Robyn, in Chapter 8?

3. How did the press find out about Robyn's journey across the outback?

4. According to Robyn, how did the Australian government promote assimilation in the bush?

5. Robyn followed an abandoned track in Chapter 6. What is the definition of a track in Australia?

6. What was so difficult about the job Glendle had?

7. When Robyn heard a car coming toward her encampment in Chapter 8, how did she feel about the unwanted company?

8. Why were sandals the best type of footwear for Robyn to wear in the desert?

9. In Robyn's letter to her friend, Steve, what did she intimate to him about her feelings toward this adventure?

10. What were the nuisances Robyn had to deal with when searching for a good camping spot?

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