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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Robyn's most memorable feeling of her first day alone, after Rick left in Chapter 6?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Guilt.

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

3. What had been going on for the past 160 years between the Aboriginal people and the Australian government?
(a) Slavery as in the Old South of the USA.
(b) Fair trade.
(c) Peace talks.
(d) Undeclared war.

4. Who called Eddie "Jacky-Jacky" in Chapter 9?
(a) Glendle.
(b) Robyn.
(c) A tourist.
(d) His wife.

5. What crime had someone been committing in Alice for the past twenty years, without detection?
(a) Robbing homes.
(b) Laying traps for camels.
(c) Poisoning dogs.
(d) Robbing banks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are claypans?

3. Who did Robyn hide out from in Chapter 11, camping off the road in a dense thicket?

4. Which camel was seemingly jealous of Rick's affection for Robyn?

5. What lies "like a pig in mud"?

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