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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following describes the tone of Bryson's writing?
(a) Conversational.
(b) Casual.
(c) Witty.
(d) All of these.

3. What sport did Bryson hear broadcast on the car radio?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Croquet.

4. What water sport did Bryson attempt but could not maintain?
(a) Surfing.
(b) Boogie boarding.
(c) Skiing.
(d) Snorkeling.

5. Where did Bryson and Sherwin's ferry dock?
(a) Agincourt Reef.
(b) Coral Reef.
(c) Smithson Reef.
(d) Seabreeze Reef.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much do most people know about Australia?

2. What is footy?

3. At one time how may Allied troops were in holding in Alice Springs?

4. What is the worst offender of species destroying or endangering much of Australia's flora and fauna?

5. Why couldn't Bryson and Sherwin swim in the cove next to their hotel?

(see the answer key)

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