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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Bryson drank too much in a pub?
(a) He bought drinks for everybody.
(b) He made lots of new friends.
(c) His notes are scrawled.
(d) He make transcontinental phone calls.

2. What did not let Bryson alone during his walk on Cheviot Beach?
(a) Tourists.
(b) Reporters.
(c) Flies.
(d) Mosquitoes.

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

4. In what city did Bryson and Sherwin have to wait out a monsoon?
(a) Brisbane.
(b) Cairns.
(c) Canberra.
(d) Sydney.

5. What was Bryson's favorite feature in Sydney?
(a) The Aboriginal Museum.
(b) The Sydney Zoo.
(c) The Harbour Bridge.
(d) The Opera House.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the worst offender of species destroying or endangering much of Australia's flora and fauna?

2. How long was the meta sign of the lobster?

3. When did Australia establish rules of citizenship for people born in Australia?

4. What did Bryson agree to while having a bit too much to drink at a pub in Daly Waters?

5. How many Aborigines were living on the continent by the time the Europeans arrived to colonize Australia?

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