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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who provided Robyn with a tent to live in so she could have more privacy?
(a) Kurt.
(b) Gladdy.
(c) Her sister.
(d) The tenants of Basso's Farm.

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

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

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

5. Nancy was introduced in Chapter 2. Who was she?
(a) Robyn's sister.
(b) Sallay's wife.
(c) Another camel trainer.
(d) Robyn's best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose needs did Kurt believe must come first?

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

3. What was the name of Sallay's wife?

4. What was expected of Robyn in her first eight months working for Kurt?

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

(see the answer key)

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