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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Bryson see at Surfer's Paradise?
(a) Beach.
(b) All of these.
(c) Chain hotels.
(d) Shopping centers.

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

3. Where did Bryson walk through the tops of trees?
(a) Valley of the Giants.
(b) Green Valley.
(c) Kookaburra Valley.
(d) Royal Brittannia Valley.

4. Which of the following happened to Aborigine children in an attempt to integrate them into white society?
(a) They were seized from their parents.
(b) They were told that their parents were dead.
(c) They were forced into new communities.
(d) All of these.

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

6. What was the projected population of Aborigines at the time Bryson wrote this book?
(a) 15 million.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 75,000.

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. In what year did the Myall Creek incident occur?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1919.

12. How fast can the Australian brushfires move?
(a) 100 mph.
(b) 55 mph.
(c) 30 mph.
(d) 15 mph.

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

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

15. For what is Myall Creek famous?
(a) The production of didgeridoos.
(b) The prisoner colonies.
(c) An incident involving the slaughter of Aborigines.
(d) The production of boomerangs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Kingsford Smith later recovered?

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

3. Where is Surfer's Paradise located?

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

5. Bryston stated that when he leaves Australia it will almost be like Australia _____________________.

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