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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 is commemorated in the Lambing Flat Museum?
(a) The Australian ranchers association.
(b) The Australian gold rush.
(c) The Australian sheep industry.
(d) Australian children's authors.

2. Who was the nineteenth-century man who unleashed animals to hunt?
(a) Frederick Champ.
(b) William Cook.
(c) James Caufield.
(d) Thomas Austin.

3. What sport did Bryson make fun of in the book?
(a) Croquet.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Cricket.

4. What was Bryson's favorite feature in Sydney?
(a) The Aboriginal Museum.
(b) The Opera House.
(c) The Sydney Zoo.
(d) The Harbour Bridge.

5. Why had Bill Bryson been to Australia in the past?
(a) For research trips.
(b) For book tours.
(c) For class trips.
(d) For family reunions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Bryson characterize the yuppie town of Tanunda?

2. How many people lived in Canberra at the time Bryson wrote this book?

3. What is Bryson's traveling companion's name?

4. What creature terrified Bryson in Australia?

5. What is Trevor Ray Hart's profession?

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