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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the highway Bryson drove eastward along the coast to Melbourne?

2. To what did Bryson compare the Barossa Valley?

3. What was Bryson's destination city?

4. Bryson stated that if he lived in Australia he would constantly be looking for _______________.

5. What is the world's largest living thing located in Australia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Canberra come to be the capital of Australia?

2. After Thomas Austin's rabbit debacle, what immigrant animal is Australia's worst menace?

3. For what is Sydney's Circular Quay most famous?

4. What makes Australia one of the world's most unique places?

5. What did early European explorers think Australia was when they saw it or landed on it?

6. Describe Bryson's trip east from Adelaide to Melbourne.

7. Describe Bryson's trek through desolate land from Canberra to Adelaide.

8. What is the irony of people not knowing much about Australia?

9. What was Bryson's standard itinerary while visiting cities and towns?

10. How did Bryson and Hart travel through the desert and what historical thoughts did Bryson provide the reader during this time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a "character" sketch of the city of Melbourne. What personality shines through for you for this city? Did Bryson make you want to learn more and perhaps visit one day? What would you most like to see? What is the one fact or interesting feature that you can recall about Melbourne? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

What are Bryson's reasons for embarking on his trips to Australia? What did he hope to find that he did not see in a similar trip taken before? What were Bryson's greatest thrills about the trip? Were there any major disappointments? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Create a "character" sketch of the city of Perth. What personality shines through for you for this city? Did Bryson make you want to learn more and perhaps visit one day? What would you most like to see? What is the one fact or interesting feature that you can recall about Perth? Explain.

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