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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nullarbor?
(a) A dead tree.
(b) A flat, red desert.
(c) An Aborigine male.
(d) A soda.

2. What was Bryson's destination city?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Perth.

3. The town of Cowra is famous for a mass breakout of ____________ prisoners during World War II.
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) Japanese.

4. What did early European explorers think Australia was?
(a) An island in the Indies.
(b) South America.
(c) Central America.
(d) North America.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Bryson spend some time discussing in the book?

2. How much press coverage does Australia get in Western media?

3. How did Bryson plan to travel across the continent?

4. What government building did Bryson visit in Canberra?

5. What country is this book about?

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