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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the drive across the desert?
(a) ten hours.
(b) four hours.
(c) five hours.
(d) two hours.

2. What does the driver give the author shortly after their introduction?
(a) a long robe.
(b) a piece of jewelry.
(c) a piece of bread.
(d) a scanty piece of clothing.

3. What does the main character do for a living?
(a) business woman.
(b) health care practitioner.
(c) graphic designer.
(d) teacher.

4. What does the author watch in horror as it burns?
(a) her valuable ring.
(b) her shoes.
(c) her clothes and jewelry.
(d) her hair.

5. What is the author supposed to be honored for?
(a) her efforts to stop poverty.
(b) her efforts to provide medical care to the Aborigines.
(c) her efforts to eradicate illiteracy .
(d) her efforts to help disadvantaged Aborigines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author immediately suffer injuries to from thorny grass called spinifex?

2. What is the main issue that is explored in the book?

3. How long is a "walkabout"

4. What is the name of the main character?

5. What is the name of the native Australian people?

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