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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the British lieutenant who arrived in Australia in 1770?
(a) James Ashley.
(b) James Cook.
(c) James Lyburn.
(d) James Hall.

2. What is the name of the first town where Bryson stopped on his train ride?
(a) Zig Zag Hill.
(b) Blueberry Hill.
(c) Cracked Hill.
(d) Broken Hill.

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

4. What is Bryson's traveling companion's name?
(a) Trevor Ray Hart.
(b) Trevor Ray Hurt.
(c) Tori Rae Hardesty.
(d) Terence Ray Hardin.

5. What mesmerized Bryson while on the train?
(a) The blazing sun.
(b) The glimmering track.
(c) The stars at night.
(d) The cloud formations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Bryson do while visiting Sydney?

2. Who was the botanist who accompanied Lt. James Cook on one of his voyages to Australia?

3. What did Bryson and Hart do that most Australians never do?

4. Why had Bill Bryson been to Australia in the past?

5. What is commemorated in the Lambing Flat Museum?

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