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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the local folklore claim to make people fall in love with the Alice?
(a) Stepping into Alice Springs.
(b) Purchasing a boomerang.
(c) Seeing the range for the first time.
(d) Seeing the Todd River flow three times.

3. What was Robyn's first impression of Alice?
(a) How deserted it was.
(b) The beauty of the homes.
(c) The lack of women.
(d) Its architectural ugliness.

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

5. What is a camel's only natural enemy?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Lions.
(c) Man.
(d) Hawks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drove Robyn out to meet Sallay Mahomet?

2. What made Robyn decide that the second person she visited was not the right person to learn from?

3. What happened to destroy Robyn's tent, forcing her back into Kurt's home?

4. Whose needs did Kurt believe must come first?

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

(see the answer key)

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