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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When making camp in a dust-bowl in Chapter 10, what did Robyn unselfconsciously do with the animals?
(a) Play with them.
(b) Beat them.
(c) Pet them lovingly.
(d) Sleep next to them.

2. What led Robyn to have a very long and tense afternoon in Chapter 10?
(a) She set a fire.
(b) She lost the water.
(c) She got lost.
(d) Bull camels approached her.

3. What did Eddie give Robyn on the trail to give her energy?
(a) Pituri.
(b) Ash.
(c) Gum.
(d) Wine.

4. What repetitious action did Robyn's body take on when she had to shoot wild camels?
(a) Shake and sweat.
(b) Jump and crawl.
(c) Run and stop.
(d) Cry and laugh.

5. What did Robyn refer to as being "four hundred miles of spinifex wastes"?
(a) Carnegie Station.
(b) Warburton.
(c) Wiya.
(d) The Gibson Desert.

6. Who was Peter Latz?
(a) An anthropologist.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A veterinarian.
(d) An ethnobotanist.

7. When Robyn left Warburton in July, how long did she have to go before expecting to see another human being?
(a) Two days.
(b) A week.
(c) Six months.
(d) One month.

8. How did Mrs. Liddle explain the strangeness of a deserted Aboriginal camp in Chapter 7?
(a) Wild camels.
(b) Renegade tourists.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Outlaws.

9. In Chapter 10, what was usually on the sandhills and about six feet across and four feet high?
(a) Camel saddles.
(b) Spinifex.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Bushes.

10. What happened to Diggity in Chapter 10?
(a) She ran away.
(b) She died.
(c) She bit Robyn.
(d) She drank some bad water.

11. What was the 'overlander' in Chapter 10 driving when he disturbed Robyn's camp?
(a) A Suzuki.
(b) A mini Cooper.
(c) A Honda.
(d) A Porsche.

12. What was one of the reasons that Robyn decided to let Rick accompany her to Docker River?
(a) She was in love with him.
(b) She was fearful of the travel there.
(c) He wanted photos of Aborigines.
(d) He bribed her.

13. Which camel was seemingly jealous of Rick's affection for Robyn?
(a) Dookie.
(b) Bub.
(c) Zelly.
(d) Goliath.

14. How did RIck throw the reporters off Robyn's path in Chapter 11?
(a) He told a reporter she was going to be in Meekatharra next.
(b) He threatened a lawsuit.
(c) He gave them photos of her to keep them quiet.
(d) He called the National Geographic offices.

15. What did Diggity chase after one night in Chapter 10 and finally catch?
(a) A dingo.
(b) A bull camel.
(c) A kangaroo.
(d) A car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robyn hope the people who owned a sheep station outside of Carnarvon would do?

2. What did Robyn find out about her feelings for Eddie in Chapter 9?

3. What was the actual nature of Wallera Ranch?

4. What did Eddie keep telling Robyn regarding the whereabouts of Glendle?

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

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