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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what is Red Bluff Beach famous?
(a) The trees turn red at sunset.
(b) The sand is covered in red crabs.
(c) It has amazing red sand on its shores.
(d) Two Dutch sailors were marooned here in 1629.

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

3. What kinds of trees did Bryson explore in the forests southwest of Perth?
(a) Karri and Jamal.
(b) Karri and Jarrah.
(c) Kiki and Jarrah.
(d) Karri and Kookaburra.

4. With what did Bryson dry off after snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef?
(a) A beach towel.
(b) Sherwin's shirt.
(c) A big palm.
(d) His pants.

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

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

7. What was the population of Alice Springs when Bryson visited?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 100,000.

8. 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.

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

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

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

12. What are the lichen-like creatures that Bryson viewed at Sharks Bay?
(a) Lichentolites.
(b) Stomas.
(c) Blastolites.
(d) Stromatolites.

13. The town of Glenrowan is most famous for the downfall of which outlaw?
(a) Al Capone.
(b) Butch Cassidy.
(c) Ned Kelly.
(d) John Dillinger.

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

15. At one time how may Allied troops were in holding in Alice Springs?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 27,000.
(d) 100,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of Australia's most famous land owners and miners?

2. The Australian government implemented relocation and ______________ programs for Aborigines in the 20th century.

3. Bryson took some time to walk around Alice Springs and saw Aborigines who were _________________.

4. What color predominates in the desert Bryson and Sherwin passed through on the way to Alice Spring?

5. Where was Alan Howe's country house located?

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