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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. Which of the following did Bryson see at Surfer's Paradise?

2. What was the Myall Creek incident?

3. What did Bryson agree to while having a bit too much to drink at a pub in Daly Waters?

4. The Australian government implemented relocation and ______________ programs for Aborigines in the 20th century.

5. What was the population of Alice Springs when Bryson visited?

Short Essay Questions

1. Bryson visited Glenrowan and learned about which famous outlaw?

2. What did Bryson learn from a journalist about the Myall Creek incident and how it is not even noted by most people?

3. Describe the miserable time that Bryson and Sherwin had in the city of Darwin.

4. Other than dangerous animals, what is an ever-constant threat to Australia's environment?

5. Describe Bryson and Sherwin's adventure at the Great Barrier Reef.

6. What did Bryson note as the reason for the high amount of unique flora and fauna in Australia?

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

8. How did Bryson wistfully end this book?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bryson had respect for all of the people in the book but do you think he likes any one of them more than the others? Who would you choose to be your new friend among the people Bryson introduced in the book. Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Create a "character" sketch of the city of Sydney. 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 Sydney? Explain.

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