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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. How long have stromatolites been on earth?
(a) 1.5 billion years.
(b) 4 million years.
(c) 2 billion years.
(d) 3.5 billion years.

2. Which of the following is true of the Myall Creek incident?
(a) There is no memorial.
(b) All of these.
(c) Few people know about the incident.
(d) There is no interest from tourists.

3. What is Bryson's tone in the last two chapters of this book?
(a) Happy.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Wistful.
(d) Relieved.

4. What did Bryson find so amazing about the town of Alice Springs?
(a) Everyone in the town is under the age of 50.
(b) It has shopping centers and international hotels in the middle of nowhere.
(c) It has kept all its original buildings since the 1800s.
(d) There is not one gas station in the whole town.

5. Bryson is typical in his amazement of ________________ in Australia.
(a) Fishing.
(b) Natural selection.
(c) Species migration.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a common story is geologic history?

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

3. Lang Hancock once claimed that his land had more ______________ than the U.S. and Canada combined.

4. What town did Bryson and Sherwin visit on the North Coast?

5. Where did Bryson and Sherwin's ferry dock?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an echnida and how did Bryson encounter it?

2. How does the reader know that Bryson had a good time with his friends Alan Howe and Carmel Egan?

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

4. What did Bryson at first find so bizarre about the town of Alice Springs?

5. What unusual trees are important to Australia and where did Bryson walk among the tree tops?

6. Who joined Bryson for his next trip to Australia and how does their adventure begin?

7. Describe how Bryson and Sherwin seemed to enjoy each other's company on their trip.

8. Describe the Devils Marbles.

9. What famous tree did Bryson and Sherwin see in the town of Daly Waters?

10. What information did Bryson provide about how Australia came to be populated?

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