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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. What was Bryson's starting location?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Perth.
(d) Sydney.

2. What was Bryson's favorite feature in Sydney?
(a) The Opera House.
(b) The Harbour Bridge.
(c) The Sydney Zoo.
(d) The Aboriginal Museum.

3. Who was the British lieutenant who arrived in Australia in 1770?
(a) James Cook.
(b) James Hall.
(c) James Lyburn.
(d) James Ashley.

4. What did Bryson and Hart do that most Australians never do?
(a) Hiked the desert.
(b) Swam with sharks.
(c) Ate with Aborigines.
(d) Traveled the whole length of the country.

5. What did not let Bryson alone during his walk on Cheviot Beach?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Flies.
(c) Tourists.
(d) Reporters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Bryson hoped to see in the South Australia Museum?

2. What is Bryson's traveling companion's name?

3. For what did Bryson look when stopping for the night in the desert town of Hay?

4. Bryson is struck by a shop in Young offering pets and _______________.

5. Where did Bryson enjoy riding in the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the focus of Bryson's driving trip along the Boomerang Coast?

2. What makes Australia one of the world's most unique places?

3. What was Bryson's former experience in Australia and what were his plans for this trip?

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

5. Explain why the 1950s saw a boom in Australia's population.

6. Who was James Cook and when did he set foot in Australia?

7. For what is Sydney's Circular Quay most famous?

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

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

10. On what did Bryson tend to focus on while walking through Sydney and Canberra?

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