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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. The town of Glenrowan is most famous for the downfall of which outlaw?
(a) John Dillinger.
(b) Ned Kelly.
(c) Butch Cassidy.
(d) Al Capone.

2. Which of the following did Bryson say he will not know once he leaves Australia?
(a) All of these.
(b) Which sites he saw or did not see in the country.
(c) The conclusion of political events he had followed.
(d) The discovery of some new species in the desert.

3. About which of the following did Bryson warn Sherwin?
(a) All of these.
(b) Saltwater crocodile attacks.
(c) Jellyfish attacks.
(d) Deadly animal attacks.

4. What was the name of the seventeen-foot crocodile Bryson and Sherwin saw in a museum in Darwin?
(a) Croc.
(b) Monster.
(c) Darling.
(d) Sweetheart.

5. Bryson pointed out that Australia's ______________ promote(s) specialization in species.
(a) Harsh environments.
(b) Rainfall amounts.
(c) Urban planning.
(d) Vast unpopulated inner country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the lichen-like creatures that Bryson viewed at Sharks Bay?

2. What kinds of trees did Bryson explore in the forests southwest of Perth?

3. To which national park did the Howes take Bryson?

4. What is the name of the cyclone that devastated the town of Darwin in 1974?

5. What was the annual tourist count of Alice Springs at the time that Bryson visited?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bryson and Sherwin's adventure at the Great Barrier Reef.

2. What did Bryson note as the reason for the high amount of unique flora and fauna in Australia?

3. Other than dangerous animals, what is an ever-constant threat to Australia's environment?

4. How can the reader tell that Uluru was Bryson's favorite site during his Australia trip?

5. What commitment did Bryson make to a foreigner while drunk at a pub in Daly Waters.

6. How has the Aborigine population dwindled from the time Europeans arrived to colonize Australia?

7. How did Bryson and Sherwin spend their time while waiting out the monsoon in Cairns?

8. What was unique about the worms Bryson saw in a small museum?

9. Describe the Devils Marbles.

10. How did Bryson wistfully end this book?

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