In a Sunburned Country Test | Final Test - Easy

Bill Bryson
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In a Sunburned Country Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Perth Bryson encountered an echidna which is related to _________________.
(a) the Stegosaurus.
(b) koalas.
(c) the duck-billed platypus.
(d) coyotes.

3. Sherwin was more _____________ than Bryson was on this trip.
(a) Easily tired.
(b) Adventurous.
(c) Reticent.
(d) Knowledgeable.

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

5. What is a common story is geologic history?
(a) Accidental migration.
(b) Formulated migration.
(c) Natural selection.
(d) Survival of the fittest.

6. In what city did Bryson and Sherwin have to wait out a monsoon?
(a) Brisbane.
(b) Canberra.
(c) Cairns.
(d) Sydney.

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

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

9. What animal does an echidna resemble?
(a) Hamster.
(b) Ferret.
(c) Duck.
(d) Hedgehog.

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

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

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

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

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

15. In what type of country does the city of Daintree sit?
(a) Tropical forest.
(b) Desert.
(c) Plains.
(d) Metropolitan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bryson go after leaving Sydney again?

2. Where did Bryson and Sherwin's ferry dock?

3. In what year did the Myall Creek incident occur?

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

5. The town of Glenrowan is most famous for the downfall of which outlaw?

(see the answer keys)

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