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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 was Bryson's starting location?

2. Who is Alan Howe's wife?

3. To what did Bryson compare the Barossa Valley?

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

5. The devastation of vegetation by Austin's rabbits was followed by ________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. To what did Bryson compare the lush Barossa Valley?

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

5. What did Bryson claim to have done that few Australians have ever done?

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

7. On what did Bryson tend to focus on while walking through Sydney and Canberra?

8. What two venues had Bryson wanted to visit in Adelaide but could not?

9. How did Bryson find Adelaide to be in spite of what the locals said about it?

10. What national tragedy and embarrassment occurred at Cheviot Beach in 1967?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain some of the examples of regionalism found in the book. Can regionalism include more than accents and food? What else encompasses the culture and personality of a region? What are the major differences Bryson found as he traveled from place to place?

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

What is the irony of Bryon's statement that most people know shockingly little about? Do you think Bryson had hopes of changing this situation by writing about his trips to Australia? Explain.

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