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

2. What fascinated Bryson the most on his trip to Australia?
(a) Ayers Rock.
(b) Kangaroos.
(c) Australian beer.
(d) The Great Barrier Reef.

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

4. What is remarkable about the stromatolites?
(a) They reproduce spontaneously.
(b) They are an amazing turquoise color.
(c) They are the oldest known species of life on earth.
(d) They swim backwards and upside down.

5. Where was Alan Howe's country house located?
(a) Keane Station.
(b) King Valley.
(c) Kangaroo Gulch.
(d) Koala Valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryson took some time to walk around Alice Springs and saw Aborigines who were _________________.

2. In what type of country does the city of Daintree sit?

3. What is the name of the site where Bryson and Sherwin stopped to see giant boulders?

4. What is Bryson's tone in the last two chapters of this book?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bryson report about the indiscriminate murder of Aborigines and the Myall Creek incident in particular?

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

3. To what does Perth owe much of its prosperity and who was one of its most prominent citizens and businessmen?

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

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

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

7. What rock formation fascinated both Bryson and Sherwin?

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

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

10. Describe the miserable time that Bryson and Sherwin had in the city of Darwin.

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