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

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

3. Early European explorers thought Australia was the size of __________________.
(a) Fiji.
(b) New Guinea.
(c) Barbados.
(d) The Bahamas.

4. How did Bryson plan to travel across the continent?
(a) By bus.
(b) By car.
(c) By railroad.
(d) By horseback.

5. Residents of the city of Adelaide quite frequently mentioned the city's __________.
(a) Culture.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Growth.
(d) Doom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes the tone of Bryson's writing?

2. What is the capital of Australia?

3. Where did Bryson and Hart take a day trip from Broken Hill?

4. What type of animals did Thomas Austin unleash to hunt for sport?

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

(see the answer key)

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