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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Residents of the city of Adelaide quite frequently mentioned the city's __________.
(a) Prosperity.
(b) Growth.
(c) Culture.
(d) Doom.

2. What is the largest city in Australia?
(a) Brisbane.
(b) Canberra.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Adelaide.

3. The devastation of vegetation by Austin's rabbits was followed by ________________.
(a) Unrelenting rains.
(b) Tornadoes.
(c) Blizzards and ice storms.
(d) A decade-long drought.

4. What government building did Bryson visit in Canberra?
(a) The Capitol.
(b) The House of Regents.
(c) The House of Parliament.
(d) Australia House of Representatives.

5. Where did Bryson and Hart take a day trip from Broken Hill?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The beach.
(c) The desert.
(d) The plateaus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature terrified Bryson in Australia?

2. What country is this book about?

3. What is footy?

4. What museum did Carmel take Bryson to visit?

5. What was an early name given to Australia by the Europeans?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what did Bryson compare the lush Barossa Valley?

2. How did Bryson and Hart travel through the desert and what historical thoughts did Bryson provide the reader during this time?

3. What is the most recognizable feature in Sydney and what was Bryson's personal favorite?

4. What is the irony of people not knowing much about Australia?

5. How did Bryson blend history and current interest in this book?

6. What two venues had Bryson wanted to visit in Adelaide but could not?

7. What national tragedy and embarrassment occurred at Cheviot Beach in 1967?

8. After Thomas Austin's rabbit debacle, what immigrant animal is Australia's worst menace?

9. What self deprecating behavior of Adelaide residents bothered Bryson?

10. What fun did Bryson have with the world's biggest lobster?

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