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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. Which of the following did Bryson do while visiting Sydney?
(a) All of these.
(b) Attempted to boogie board.
(c) Went to the beach.
(d) Visited a local club.

2. The waters off the coast of Victoria are best known for _____________.
(a) Pirates.
(b) Shipwrecks.
(c) Gold.
(d) Lobsters.

3. What country is this book about?
(a) Japan.
(b) England.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Australia.

4. Which of the following does Bryson spend some time discussing in the book?
(a) The Australian gold rush.
(b) The planning and building of Canberra.
(c) The founding of Sydney.
(d) All of these.

5. What did Bryson do during the daylight hours on his visits to each city?
(a) Interviewed local people.
(b) Typed his notes.
(c) Walked the commercial and residential areas.
(d) Made phone calls home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the nineteenth-century man who unleashed animals to hunt?

2. What is the name of the railroad Bryson took to travel across the continent?

3. At the Natural History Museum Bryson joined some young boys in ogling _______________ behind glass.

4. The town of Cowra is famous for a mass breakout of ____________ prisoners during World War II.

5. Australia is the habit of ____________________ than anywhere else in the world.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bryson claim to have done that few Australians have ever done?

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

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

4. What was Bryson's standard itinerary while visiting cities and towns?

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

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

7. How did Bryson find Adelaide to be in spite of what the locals said about it?

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

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

10. How did Canberra come to be the capital of Australia?

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