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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport did Bryson hear broadcast on the car radio?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Croquet.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Cricket.

2. Bryson was intrigued by a sign announcing _____________________.
(a) The world's hairiest woman.
(b) The world's smallest horse.
(c) The world's biggest lobster.
(d) The world's tiniest man.

3. How did Bryson plan to travel across the continent?
(a) By railroad.
(b) By bus.
(c) By horseback.
(d) By car.

4. What is Bryson's traveling companion's name?
(a) Terence Ray Hardin.
(b) Trevor Ray Hart.
(c) Trevor Ray Hurt.
(d) Tori Rae Hardesty.

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

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

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

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

9. What is the name of the highway Bryson drove eastward along the coast to Melbourne?
(a) The Royal Route.
(b) Queen Victoria Parkway.
(c) Princes Highway.
(d) Princess Diana Freeway.

10. The Spriggina Fossil is said to be a possible explanation for the sudden explosion of life in the ____________ period.
(a) Cambrian.
(b) Paleozoic.
(c) Jurassic.
(d) Quaternary.

11. It is unusual that Australia gets such little Western media coverage because ___________________.
(a) people are fascinated with kangaroos.
(b) it is one of the world's most unique places.
(c) there are a lot of celebrities there.
(d) because the country is so big.

12. What did early European explorers think Australia was?
(a) North America.
(b) South America.
(c) An island in the Indies.
(d) Central America.

13. What sport did Bryson make fun of in the book?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Croquet.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Cricket.

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

15. Bryson stated that if he lived in Australia he would constantly be looking for _______________.
(a) Big hats.
(b) Pretty girls.
(c) Sunscreen.
(d) Crocodile snouts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did Bryson first visit Melbourne?

3. Bryson is struck by a shop in Young offering pets and _______________.

4. What mesmerized Bryson while on the train?

5. Who was the British lieutenant who arrived in Australia in 1770?

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