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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. Who was the journalist who exposed the Myall Creek incident?
(a) Clayton Ashley Hall.
(b) James Ashley Hall.
(c) Frederick Smith Hall.
(d) Edward Smith Hall.

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

4. What water sport did Bryson attempt but could not maintain?
(a) Surfing.
(b) Boogie boarding.
(c) Snorkeling.
(d) Skiing.

5. What type of creature was featured in small museum Bryson stopped at on the way back to Melbourne?
(a) Giant worms of Southwest Gippsland.
(b) Coyotes of the Plains.
(c) Koala bears of the Plains.
(d) Kangaroos in the brush.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Bryson and Sherwin get a great view of the Great Barrier Reef?

3. What is the only large city on Australia's west coast?

4. The boulders at Devil's Marbles measure _________________ feet across.

5. Where is Surfer's Paradise located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What rock formation fascinated both Bryson and Sherwin?

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

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

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

5. Describe the Devils Marbles.

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

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

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

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

10. What did Bryson find so fascinating about the stromatolites at Sharks Bay?

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