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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 fascinated Bryson during his trip to Australia?

2. In what year did the Myall Creek incident occur?

3. What town did Bryson and Sherwin visit on the North Coast?

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

5. Bryson and Sherwin took a ferry to __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bryson find so fascinating about the stromatolites at Sharks Bay?

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

3. What is the tragedy of the Aborigine children that Bryson related in his book?

4. How can the reader tell that Uluru was Bryson's favorite site during his Australia trip?

5. What did Bryson at first find so bizarre about the town of Alice Springs?

6. How does the reader know that Bryson had a good time with his friends Alan Howe and Carmel Egan?

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

8. What is the story of the plane called Kookaburra and its role in the search for aviation legend Charles Kingsford Smith?

9. What rock formation fascinated both Bryson and Sherwin?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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