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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Howe told Bryson about the _________________ that are always a danger in Australia.
(a) coyotes.
(b) Aborigines.
(c) crocodiles.
(d) brushfires.

2. Where did Bryson go after leaving Sydney again?
(a) Victoria Station.
(b) Keeneville.
(c) Thomasville.
(d) Brisbane.

3. What is the Alice Springs School of Air?
(a) A class held on the radio.
(b) An aviation school.
(c) A weather station.
(d) A meteorological school.

4. What fascinated Bryson the most on his trip to Australia?
(a) Kangaroos.
(b) Australian beer.
(c) Ayers Rock.
(d) The Great Barrier Reef.

5. Unfortunately, what was not uncommon throughout Australia's history?
(a) Mass killings of Aborigines.
(b) Brutal animal attacks on settlers.
(c) Slaughter of white missionaries.
(d) Killings of female children.

6. Who was the journalist who exposed the Myall Creek incident?
(a) Clayton Ashley Hall.
(b) Frederick Smith Hall.
(c) Edward Smith Hall.
(d) James Ashley Hall.

7. Bryson took some time to walk around Alice Springs and saw Aborigines who were _________________.
(a) Bandaged.
(b) Bruised.
(c) All of these.
(d) In a bad way.

8. Who was one of Australia's most famous land owners and miners?
(a) Lou Hardy.
(b) Lawrence Henson.
(c) Lane Henderson.
(d) Lang Hancock.

9. What is the only large city on Australia's west coast?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Canberra.
(c) Perth.
(d) Adelaide.

10. According to Bryson, Australia's interior is _________________.
(a) Spectacular.
(b) Wet.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Desolate.

11. Who was the ranger that escorted the Howes and Bryson through the park?
(a) Bob Bryan.
(b) Ron Riley.
(c) Skip Murphy.
(d) Charles Weston.

12. What natural wonder did Bryson and Sherwin stop to see in North Queensland?
(a) Mount Augustus.
(b) Great Barrier Reef.
(c) Heard Island.
(d) Grand Canyon.

13. Uluru is the Aboriginal name for what famous rock formation?
(a) Aleusian Rock.
(b) Matterhorn.
(c) Ayers Rock.
(d) Arborick Rock.

14. What color predominates in the desert Bryson and Sherwin passed through on the way to Alice Spring?
(a) Grey.
(b) Red.
(c) Tan.
(d) Brown.

15. The boulders at Devil's Marbles measure _________________ feet across.
(a) Five to ten.
(b) Thirty or more.
(c) Twenty or so.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous site did Bryson and Sherwin see in the town of Daly Waters?

2. The UNESCO has designated Ayers Rock as a __________________.

3. Who is the local journalist who told Bryson about the Myall Creek incident?

4. To which national park did the Howes take Bryson?

5. What did Bryson find so amazing about the town of Alice Springs?

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