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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 place that was a staging area for the Allies in World War II?
(a) Tarpon Springs.
(b) McAlister Springs.
(c) Alice Springs.
(d) Coral Springs.

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

3. Which of the following did Bryson say he will not know once he leaves Australia?
(a) All of these.
(b) The discovery of some new species in the desert.
(c) Which sites he saw or did not see in the country.
(d) The conclusion of political events he had followed.

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

5. What is the name of the site where Bryson and Sherwin stopped to see giant boulders?
(a) Devils Marbles.
(b) Big Rocks.
(c) Rocks of the Gods.
(d) Bedrock.

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

7. Who joined Bryson on his next trip to Australia?
(a) Hal Winston.
(b) Mrs. Bryson.
(c) Mike Williams.
(d) Allan Sherwin.

8. Lang Hancock once claimed that his land had more ______________ than the U.S. and Canada combined.
(a) Iron ore.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) Mountains.

9. When was the initial peopling of the Australian continent?
(a) 45,000 - 60,000 years ago.
(b) 15,000 - 30,000 years ago.
(c) 60,000 - 70,000 years ago.
(d) One million years ago.

10. Which of the following is true of the Myall Creek incident?
(a) All of these.
(b) There is no interest from tourists.
(c) Few people know about the incident.
(d) There is no memorial.

11. What is the name of the cyclone that devastated the town of Darwin in 1974?
(a) Tammy.
(b) Tracy.
(c) Terry.
(d) Tara.

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

13. How did Bryson and Sherwin get a great view of the Great Barrier Reef?
(a) From a helicopter.
(b) In a semi-submersible boat.
(c) From the ferry.
(d) With binoculars.

14. In what part of America did Bryson live at the time he visited Australia?
(a) California.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Southwest.
(d) New England.

15. What type of creature was featured in small museum Bryson stopped at on the way back to Melbourne?
(a) Coyotes of the Plains.
(b) Koala bears of the Plains.
(c) Giant worms of Southwest Gippsland.
(d) Kangaroos in the brush.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boulders at Devil's Marbles measure _________________ feet across.

2. In what city did Bryson and Sherwin have to wait out a monsoon?

3. What is remarkable about the stromatolites?

4. For what is Red Bluff Beach famous?

5. What is a common story is geologic history?

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