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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 & 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective did Robyn use to describe the green landscape of the sandhills in Chapter 7?
(a) Day-glo.
(b) Olive-like.
(c) Sea water.
(d) Brilliant.

2. What caused Robyn to sit on the riverbank and weep for 30 minutes in Chapter 4?
(a) Dookie tried to kill her again.
(b) Bub's foot was cut badly.
(c) Zelly had her baby camel.
(d) She was lost in the desert.

3. What was expected of Robyn in her first eight months working for Kurt?
(a) To spy on Kurt's camel saddle designs.
(b) To follow and pick up after the camels all day.
(c) Clean house.
(d) To watch Kurt and learn.

4. 'A person preferring safety, comfort, illusion, to the hazards and adventures of revolution.' What is this phrase from Chapter 5 a definition of?
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Bourgeois.
(d) A classless society.

5. What unexpected thing did Sallay discover about Zeleika?
(a) She was about to die.
(b) She was uncontrollable.
(c) She had blood poisoning.
(d) She was pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Aboriginals called Robyn "kungka rama-rama" in Chapter 6. What does this mean?

2. Which of the camels was responsible for their escape in Chapter 4?

3. What became the last straw for Robyn, leading her to leave her job at the pub?

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

5. What did Robyn learn to live with in the desert, even though they swarmed around her and the camels in the thousands?

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