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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. How many Aborigines were living on the continent by the time the Europeans arrived to colonize Australia?
2. The town of Glenrowan is most famous for the downfall of which outlaw?
3. What is Bryson's tone in the last two chapters of this book?
4. The Australian government implemented relocation and ______________ programs for Aborigines in the 20th century.
5. Sherwin was more _____________ than Bryson was on this trip.
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Bryson note as the reason for the high amount of unique flora and fauna in Australia?
2. How did Bryson wistfully end this book?
3. To what does Perth owe much of its prosperity and who was one of its most prominent citizens and businessmen?
4. What information did Bryson provide about how Australia came to be populated?
5. What is the tragedy of the Aborigine children that Bryson related in his book?
6. For what is Alice Springs best known?
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. What did Bryson at first find so bizarre about the town of Alice Springs?
10. Who joined Bryson for his next trip to Australia and how does their adventure begin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Bryson is masterful at crafting literary descriptions for his readers. Choose a paragraph from the book which you find especially descriptive. How do you think Bryson was able to craft it the way he did? What is so appealing to you about the passage? Explain.
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