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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 is the second largest city in Australia?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Canberra.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Brisbane.
2. To what did Bryson compare the Barossa Valley?
(a) California coast.
(b) Garden of Eden.
(c) Venice.
(d) Versailles.
3. Bryson is struck by a shop in Young offering pets and _______________.
(a) pornography.
(b) phones.
(c) sushi.
(d) pajamas.
4. What had Bryson hoped to see in the South Australia Museum?
(a) Captain Cook's sword.
(b) The Spriggina Fossil.
(c) The Tasmanian Devil.
(d) A coral display.
5. Bryson listed some of the early expeditions sent by ___________ to explore the land.
(a) Europeans.
(b) Asians.
(c) Africans.
(d) Americans.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many specimens of plants and small animals did Banks collect while in Australia?
2. Which of the following did Bryson do while visiting Sydney?
3. How many cats were said to be roaming Australia at the time Bryson wrote this book?
4. Which of the following does Bryson spend some time discussing in the book?
5. What is the location where Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt was lost in 1967?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Thomas Austin's rabbit debacle, what immigrant animal is Australia's worst menace?
2. What is the irony of people not knowing much about Australia?
3. What was Bryson's former experience in Australia and what were his plans for this trip?
4. Who was James Cook and when did he set foot in Australia?
5. What is the most recognizable feature in Sydney and what was Bryson's personal favorite?
6. How did Bryson blend history and current interest in this book?
7. How did Bryson and Hart travel through the desert and what historical thoughts did Bryson provide the reader during this time?
8. What self deprecating behavior of Adelaide residents bothered Bryson?
9. What man was unwittingly responsible for the barren land surrounding the town of Hay?
10. How did Bryson find Adelaide to be in spite of what the locals said about it?
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