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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 country is this book about?
(a) Japan.
(b) England.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Australia.

2. What did Bryson and Hart do that most Australians never do?
(a) Ate with Aborigines.
(b) Traveled the whole length of the country.
(c) Swam with sharks.
(d) Hiked the desert.

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

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

5. In which of the following colors of clothing do cricket players dress?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryson is struck by a shop in Young offering pets and _______________.

2. At the Natural History Museum Bryson joined some young boys in ogling _______________ behind glass.

3. What was Bryson's destination city?

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

5. What was an early name given to Australia by the Europeans?

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