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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the railroad Bryson took to travel across the continent?
(a) Aborigine Express.
(b) Australia Ltd.
(c) Kangaroo Ltd.
(d) Indian Pacific.

2. What has Bryson not seen yet in Australia?
(a) Koala bears.
(b) Aborigines.
(c) The "real" Australia.
(d) Kangaroos.

3. In what year did Bryson first visit Melbourne?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1992.
(d) 2002.

4. What was Bryson's starting location?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Perth.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Adelaide.

5. For what did Bryson look when stopping for the night in the desert town of Hay?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Aborigines.
(c) Kangaroos.
(d) Koala bears.

6. What did Bryson do during the daylight hours on his visits to each city?
(a) Typed his notes.
(b) Made phone calls home.
(c) Interviewed local people.
(d) Walked the commercial and residential areas.

7. Residents of the city of Adelaide quite frequently mentioned the city's __________.
(a) Culture.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Growth.
(d) Doom.

8. Where did Bryson go at night to make notes about his day's activities?
(a) His hotel room.
(b) A library.
(c) An Internet cafe.
(d) A pub.

9. Bryson's favorite spots in each city he visited were museums and ____________.
(a) Churches.
(b) Theaters.
(c) Bookstores.
(d) Schools.

10. How did Bryson characterize the yuppie town of Tanunda?
(a) Scintillating.
(b) Unremarkable.
(c) Breathtaking.
(d) Charming.

11. Early European explorers thought Australia was the size of __________________.
(a) The Bahamas.
(b) New Guinea.
(c) Barbados.
(d) Fiji.

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

13. Captain Phillip anchored in the harbor now known as __________________.
(a) Circular Quay.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Roundabout Bay.
(d) Adelaide.

14. Bryson wrote that the difference between Canberra and Adelaide is that Canberra is a city built in a park, whereas Adelaide is __________________________.
(a) A city filled with parks.
(b) A plateau of perfection.
(c) A shining city on a hill.
(d) A glittering gem.

15. 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. Where did Bryson enjoy riding in the train?

2. How many specimens of plants and small animals did Banks collect while in Australia?

3. Who was the nineteenth-century man who unleashed animals to hunt?

4. How much do most people know about Australia?

5. What is the world's largest living thing located in Australia?

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