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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bryson fly into first on his next trip to Australia?
(a) North Queensland.
(b) Western Australia.
(c) Victoria.
(d) New South Wales.

2. To which national park did the Howes take Bryson?
(a) Cheviot National Park.
(b) Outback National Park.
(c) Alpine National Park.
(d) Royal National Park.

3. What water sport did Bryson attempt but could not maintain?
(a) Skiing.
(b) Boogie boarding.
(c) Surfing.
(d) Snorkeling.

4. Where was Alan Howe's country house located?
(a) Keane Station.
(b) Kangaroo Gulch.
(c) Koala Valley.
(d) King Valley.

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

6. Which of the following fascinated Bryson during his trip to Australia?
(a) All of these.
(b) Culture.
(c) Geography.
(d) History.

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

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

9. Who is the local journalist who told Bryson about the Myall Creek incident?
(a) Patricia Smith.
(b) Pamela Hall.
(c) Paulette Smith.
(d) Paula Jones.

10. According to Bryson, Perth has the best _________________ in Australia.
(a) Pubs.
(b) Sunsets.
(c) Hotels.
(d) Botanical gardens.

11. How long have stromatolites been on earth?
(a) 4 million years.
(b) 3.5 billion years.
(c) 2 billion years.
(d) 1.5 billion years.

12. Where was Kingsford Smith later recovered?
(a) The Victoria Desert.
(b) The Great Barrier Reef.
(c) The Tasmania Isles.
(d) The Kimberley Coast.

13. What was the annual tourist count of Alice Springs at the time that Bryson visited?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 350,000.
(d) 500,000.

14. What town did Bryson and Sherwin visit on the North Coast?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Brisbane.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Edson.

15. What is Bryson's tone in the last two chapters of this book?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Wistful.
(c) Happy.
(d) Relieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Perth Bryson encountered an echidna which is related to _________________.

2. Why did Bryson want to switch hotels?

3. What animal does an echidna resemble?

4. What was the name of the seventeen-foot crocodile Bryson and Sherwin saw in a museum in Darwin?

5. Which of the following did Bryson say he will not know once he leaves Australia?

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