View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Robyn's dog?
(a) Diggity.
(b) Doggy.
(c) Roo.
(d) Scout.

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

3. Where did Robyn arrange to meet up with Jenny and Toly in Chapter 5?
(a) Alice Springs.
(b) Redbank Gorge.
(c) Wallera Ranch.
(d) Docker River.

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

5. Who provided Robyn with a tent to live in so she could have more privacy?
(a) The tenants of Basso's Farm.
(b) Gladdy.
(c) Kurt.
(d) Her sister.

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

7. Who were Alcoota, Kate and Zeleika?
(a) Robyn's best friends.
(b) Camels.
(c) Robyn's sisters.
(d) Robyn's employers.

8. Where was Robyn's first contact with Aboriginal people along her journey?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Glen Helen.
(c) Black Rock.
(d) Areyonga.

9. What was Zelika's nature?
(a) Nasty.
(b) Lovely and gentle.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Quiet and fearful.

10. What was Robyn's first impression of Alice?
(a) The lack of women.
(b) How deserted it was.
(c) The beauty of the homes.
(d) Its architectural ugliness.

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

12. What did Kurt sell to his buyers to go along with the ranch?
(a) Basso's Farm.
(b) All of his and Gladdy's clothing.
(c) Robyn's training services.
(d) Thirty camels.

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

14. What was wrong with Kate in Chapter 3?
(a) She was pregnant.
(b) She had blood poisoning.
(c) She had a toothache.
(d) She broke her knee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Robyn to sit on the riverbank and weep for 30 minutes in Chapter 4?

2. 'A person preferring safety, comfort, illusion, to the hazards and adventures of revolution.' What is this phrase from Chapter 5 a definition of?

3. What type of terrain do camels find it very difficult to handle?

4. What did Robyn have to throw into Kate's neck, as ordered by the vet?

5. What type of land surrounds Alice?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 455 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample