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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Pitjantjara's belief about who once traversed the earth?
(a) Ancestral beings.
(b) Those like themselves.
(c) White men.
(d) Dinosaurs.

2. What did Robyn have to throw into Kate's neck, as ordered by the vet?
(a) A certain healing dust.
(b) An anesthetic-filled syringe.
(c) A syringe with an antibiotic.
(d) A vaccine shot.

3. What ultimately happened to Clivie in Chapter 3?
(a) He was sent to a boys' home.
(b) He became a policeman.
(c) He was hit by a car.
(d) He became a great friend of Robyn's.

4. How was Pipalyatjara different from many other settlements?
(a) There were many tribal neighborhoods.
(b) It did not have a multi-tribal population.
(c) The settlement was set up to be permanent.
(d) The settlement was brand new.

5. How much money did Robyn receive from National Geographic?
(a) Four hundred dollars.
(b) Forty dollars.
(c) Four thousand dollars.
(d) Forty thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robyn refer to as being "four hundred miles of spinifex wastes"?

2. Which was one of the most successful Aboriginal communities in the territory?

3. How did Robyn and Eddie communicate?

4. 'A person preferring safety, comfort, illusion, to the hazards and adventures of revolution.' What is this phrase from Chapter 5 a definition of?

5. During which season did Robyn decide to leave for the actual journey?

(see the answer key)

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