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

2. Which of the following fascinated Bryson during his trip to Australia?
(a) Culture.
(b) History.
(c) All of these.
(d) Geography.

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

4. In Perth Bryson encountered an echidna which is related to _________________.
(a) the duck-billed platypus.
(b) the Stegosaurus.
(c) coyotes.
(d) koalas.

5. The Australian government implemented relocation and ______________ programs for Aborigines in the 20th century.
(a) Cultural.
(b) Medical.
(c) Reeducation.
(d) Language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bryson fly into first on his next trip to Australia?

2. What natural wonder did Bryson and Sherwin stop to see in North Queensland?

3. According to Bryson, Perth has the best _________________ in Australia.

4. Why couldn't Bryson and Sherwin swim in the cove next to their hotel?

5. Uluru is the Aboriginal name for what famous rock formation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Bryson wistfully end this book?

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

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