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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 the modern-day manifestation of the Australian male?
(a) Charming, sober and effeminate.
(b) Biased, brutal and boring.
(c) Mannerly, adventuresome and handsome.
(d) Easygoing, educated and fun.

2. Who came into the pub to try and talk Robyn into coming back to him?
(a) Sallay.
(b) Gladdy.
(c) The young geologist.
(d) Kurt.

3. What did Robyn write home, as a joke, to indicate what types of animals she was training?
(a) WIld camels.
(b) Giant cockroaches.
(c) Feral dogs.
(d) Pigeons.

4. What point of view does the author use?
(a) Second person.
(b) Multiple points of view.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

5. What did nearly everyone warn Robyn about?
(a) Camping with the Aborigines.
(b) Getting to know any blacks.
(c) Working with camels.
(d) Staying with local people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the "dog window" in some Northern Territory bars?

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

3. How did Kurt refer to the tourists?

4. What type of land surrounds Alice?

5. What was Robyn's goal in Alice?

(see the answer key)

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