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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bryson is struck by a shop in Young offering pets and _______________.
(a) phones.
(b) pajamas.
(c) sushi.
(d) pornography.

2. What is remarkable about the stromatolites?
(a) They are an amazing turquoise color.
(b) They swim backwards and upside down.
(c) They are the oldest known species of life on earth.
(d) They reproduce spontaneously.

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

4. Which of the following describes the Barossa Valley?
(a) Green.
(b) All of these.
(c) Verdant.
(d) Lush.

5. What creature terrified Bryson in Australia?
(a) Alligators.
(b) Tasmanian devils.
(c) Crocodiles.
(d) Sharks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bryson and Sherwin's ferry dock?

2. In what year did Melbourne host the Olympics?

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

4. What is footy?

5. The devastation of vegetation by Austin's rabbits was followed by ________________.

(see the answer key)

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