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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bryson, Australia's interior is _________________.
(a) Wet.
(b) Desolate.
(c) Spectacular.
(d) Exciting.

2. What is the first thing Bryson did when arriving in a new city?
(a) Got a hotel room.
(b) Picked up his luggage.
(c) Rented a car.
(d) Called his wife.

3. What is the name of the road that is filled with sinuous curves along crumbling cliffs?
(a) Great Barrier Road.
(b) Great Ocean Road.
(c) Great Vista Road.
(d) Breakneck Point.

4. In what year was the Commonwealth of Australia formed?
(a) 1866.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1899.

5. Why had Bill Bryson been to Australia in the past?
(a) For book tours.
(b) For family reunions.
(c) For class trips.
(d) For research trips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of creature was featured in small museum Bryson stopped at on the way back to Melbourne?

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

3. What creature terrified Bryson in Australia?

4. Which of the following is true of the Myall Creek incident?

5. Bryson was intrigued by a sign announcing _____________________.

(see the answer key)

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