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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Robyn's goal in Alice?
(a) To travel Australia by rail.
(b) To write a book about camel taming.
(c) To procure and train wild camels.
(d) To work for a summer in the desert.

2. What became the last straw for Robyn, leading her to leave her job at the pub?
(a) The lack of money.
(b) The excrement on her pillow.
(c) The man who urinated against the bar.
(d) The brutal policeman.

3. What did Kurt insist on helping Robyn get, which turned out to not be worth the effort?
(a) A crow.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A baby camel.
(d) A crane.

4. What did the blue smoke seen by Robyn through the gum leaves indicate?
(a) The local bar.
(b) A church.
(c) A camel herd.
(d) Aboriginal camps.

5. How did the range affect the people of Alice?
(a) It irritated most of them.
(b) It made them feel very important.
(c) It made them hungry.
(d) It sent them troppo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a camel's only natural enemy?

2. How did the local folklore claim to make people fall in love with the Alice?

3. What did Robyn write home, as a joke, to indicate what types of animals she was training?

4. What did Robyn tell Gladdy her feelings were about the town so far?

5. What was the modern-day manifestation of the Australian male?

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