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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 made Robyn set a compass course for Ayers Rock instead of staying on the road?
(a) Tourists.
(b) Photographers.
(c) Wild camels.
(d) Ghosts.

2. What feeling overcame Robyn when she had to fly back to Alice Springs in Chapter 7?
(a) Defeat.
(b) Nostalgia.
(c) Anticipation.
(d) Hope.

3. What did Robyn tell Gladdy her feelings were about the town so far?
(a) It was horrible.
(b) She loved it.
(c) It had too many drinking men.
(d) She could live there forever.

4. What did a visiting politico accuse Robyn of being?
(a) A conservative party member.
(b) A bourgeois individualist.
(c) Too liberal.
(d) A communist.

5. How did Robyn end up living at Basso's Farm?
(a) She married the owner.
(b) She hid in the basement.
(c) Kurt sent her there.
(d) The previous tenants moved out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Robyn's first impression of Alice?

2. Who provided Robyn with a tent to live in so she could have more privacy?

3. What was one of the reasons that Robyn decided to let Rick accompany her to Docker River?

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

5. What was the desert like, as observed by Robyn, contrary to popular beliefs?

(see the answer key)

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