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

2. What did Robyn suffer from during her dress rehearsal and pre-meeting with the Americans in Chapter 5?
(a) A bout of pneumonia.
(b) Severe stage fright.
(c) The flu.
(d) A cold.

3. Why did Robyn sometimes find it difficult to track her camels?
(a) They left no scent.
(b) They ran too fast.
(c) They erased their prints as they walked.
(d) Their footprints got mixed up.

4. Which of the camels was responsible for their escape in Chapter 4?
(a) Bub.
(b) Zelly.
(c) Diggity.
(d) Dookie.

5. What happened to destroy Robyn's tent, forcing her back into Kurt's home?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A blizzard.
(c) A hailstorm.
(d) Strong lightning.

Short Answer Questions

1. During which season did Robyn decide to leave for the actual journey?

2. What is a camel's only natural enemy?

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

4. What was Robyn's goal in Alice?

5. What disease affects Aborigines more than any other race, in terms of ethnic disease rates?

(see the answer key)

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