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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. With what did Bryson dry off after snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef?

2. What kinds of trees did Bryson explore in the forests southwest of Perth?

3. What famous site did Bryson and Sherwin see in the town of Daly Waters?

4. Bryston stated that when he leaves Australia it will almost be like Australia _____________________.

5. What desert habitat museum did Bryson visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Bryson and Sherwin seemed to enjoy each other's company on their trip.

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

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

5. What rock formation fascinated both Bryson and Sherwin?

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

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

8. Describe the Devils Marbles.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Bryson ended the book with a wistful tone about what he would miss after he left Australia yet seemed to think that most of what he experienced would leave him at one point. What do you think Bryson was trying to say about his Australian adventures? Would it really be possible to be so personally vested in a place and then forget almost everything about it? Was Bryson just stating the human condition for managing priorities in life? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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