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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Bryson find so amazing about the town of Alice Springs?
(a) There is not one gas station in the whole town.
(b) Everyone in the town is under the age of 50.
(c) It has shopping centers and international hotels in the middle of nowhere.
(d) It has kept all its original buildings since the 1800s.

3. For what is Red Bluff Beach famous?
(a) The sand is covered in red crabs.
(b) It has amazing red sand on its shores.
(c) Two Dutch sailors were marooned here in 1629.
(d) The trees turn red at sunset.

4. What was Bryson's destination after leaving Canberra?
(a) Perth.
(b) Melbourne.
(c) Adelaide.
(d) Brisbane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What fascinated Bryson the most on his trip to Australia?

2. About which of the following did Bryson warn Sherwin?

3. What is the location where Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt was lost in 1967?

4. In what year did Melbourne host the Olympics?

5. Bryson found that although Australians are amiable, they also display ________________.

(see the answer key)

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