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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Toly and Jenny build for Robyn behind Basso's?
(a) A large holding yard.
(b) A serenity area.
(c) A vegetable garden.
(d) A flower bed.

2. What did Ada do to a boyfriend who was emptying a can of petrol into the dust?
(a) Threw a bottle tequila at him.
(b) Ran away.
(c) Struck him with an axe.
(d) Wrapped him in a blanket.

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

4. What was the most economically successful and well-organized camp in town?
(a) Camp Dora.
(b) Camp Cook.
(c) Todd Camp.
(d) Mt. Nancy.

5. What did Robyn have with her when she first arrived in Alice?
(a) Two dogs, six dollars and a large suitcase.
(b) A dog, six dollars and two suitcases.
(c) Sixty dollars, a cat and a tote bag.
(d) A dog, six dollars and a small suitcase.

6. Who did Robyn develop a close friendship with in Chapter 2?
(a) One of the many camels.
(b) Gladdy.
(c) Fulerton.
(d) Kurt.

7. What is a camel's only natural enemy?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Man.
(d) Lions.

8. What did camels wear in order for their owners to keep track of their whereabouts?
(a) Ankle bracelets.
(b) Collars.
(c) Microchips.
(d) Bells.

9. What type of land surrounds Alice?
(a) Jungle.
(b) Farmland.
(c) Desert.
(d) Swamp.

10. By the beginning of Chapter 4, what did Robyn believe Kurt had the capacity to do?
(a) Commit murder.
(b) Be generous.
(c) Train camels.
(d) Perform magic.

11. What was the modern-day manifestation of the Australian male?
(a) Charming, sober and effeminate.
(b) Easygoing, educated and fun.
(c) Biased, brutal and boring.
(d) Mannerly, adventuresome and handsome.

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

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

14. How did the range affect the people of Alice?
(a) It made them hungry.
(b) It made them feel very important.
(c) It irritated most of them.
(d) It sent them troppo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Julie, introduced in Chapter 4?

2. Who drove Robyn out to meet Sallay Mahomet?

3. Who were Alcoota, Kate and Zeleika?

4. Who lived in Basso's Farm?

5. What made Robyn decide that the second person she visited was not the right person to learn from?

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