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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Alan Howe's wife?
(a) Camilla Edson.
(b) Carmel Egan.
(c) Carrie Easton.
(d) Cheryl Edwards.

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

3. What is the world's largest living thing located in Australia?
(a) The Great Barrier Reef.
(b) The Painted Desert.
(c) Yosemite.
(d) The Lochness Monster.

4. What is the largest city in Australia?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Canberra.
(d) Brisbane.

5. Where did Bryson fly into first on his next trip to Australia?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Western Australia.
(c) New South Wales.
(d) North Queensland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryson wrote that the difference between Canberra and Adelaide is that Canberra is a city built in a park, whereas Adelaide is __________________________.

2. How many cats were said to be roaming Australia at the time Bryson wrote this book?

3. According to Bryson, Australia's interior is _________________.

4. What town did Bryson and Sherwin visit on the North Coast?

5. Residents of the city of Adelaide quite frequently mentioned the city's __________.

(see the answer key)

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