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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Bryson and Hart do that most Australians never do?
(a) Traveled the whole length of the country.
(b) Swam with sharks.
(c) Ate with Aborigines.
(d) Hiked the desert.

3. Where did Bryson and Hart take a day trip from Broken Hill?
(a) The desert.
(b) The beach.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The plateaus.

4. What mesmerized Bryson while on the train?
(a) The glimmering track.
(b) The stars at night.
(c) The cloud formations.
(d) The blazing sun.

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

6. In what year did Melbourne host the Olympics?
(a) 1956.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1972.

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

8. In what year did Sydney host the Olympics?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1964.
(c) 2004.
(d) 1968.

9. What is the first thing Bryson did when arriving in a new city?
(a) Rented a car.
(b) Called his wife.
(c) Got a hotel room.
(d) Picked up his luggage.

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

11. Where did Bryson enjoy riding in the train?
(a) The caboose.
(b) The locomotive.
(c) The dining car.
(d) The sleeping berth.

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

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

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 glittering gem.
(b) A plateau of perfection.
(c) A city filled with parks.
(d) A shining city on a hill.

15. For what is Canberra known?
(a) Inner city regrowth.
(b) Downtown decay.
(c) Urban planning.
(d) Suburban sprawl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is commemorated in the Lambing Flat Museum?

2. What sport did Bryson hear broadcast on the car radio?

3. How many cats were said to be roaming Australia at the time Bryson wrote this book?

4. What is footy?

5. How did Bryson characterize the yuppie town of Tanunda?

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