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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. Where did Bryson and Hart take a day trip from Broken Hill?

2. What was Bryson's destination after leaving Adelaide?

3. What was Bryson's destination city?

4. What is the location where Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt was lost in 1967?

5. Bryson was intrigued by a sign announcing _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What man was unwittingly responsible for the barren land surrounding the town of Hay?

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

7. Why did Bryson have a special fondness for Melbourne and what were some of the quirky things he noted about the city?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a "character" sketch of the city of Alice Springs. 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 Alice Springs? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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