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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What had Sallay strongly warned Robyn to fear the most in the desert?
(a) Wild camel bulls.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Poisonous plants.
(d) Lack of water.
2. What surprise did Rick have for Robyn in Chapter 7?
(a) A ring.
(b) New camels.
(c) Film.
(d) Jen.
3. Why did Robyn make a great fuss over Diggity in Chapter 10?
(a) Diggity found their way home.
(b) The lost dog returned to her.
(c) Diggity found the camels.
(d) He performed a new trick.
4. What made Robyn set a compass course for Ayers Rock instead of staying on the road?
(a) Wild camels.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Photographers.
5. What was the desert like, as observed by Robyn, contrary to popular beliefs?
(a) Lacking in wild foods.
(b) Hell.
(c) Bountiful with life.
(d) Empty and dull.
6. What did sleeping next to someone connote in Pitjantjara?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Breaking the laws.
(c) Romance.
(d) Marriage.
7. The Aboriginals called Robyn "kungka rama-rama" in Chapter 6. What does this mean?
(a) Wise one.
(b) Spirit of adventure.
(c) White woman.
(d) Crazy woman.
8. What time, approximately, did the camels awaken while on the trails in Chapter 6?
(a) At dawn.
(b) Very near noon.
(c) More than an hour before dawn.
(d) Eight o'clock.
9. Where was Rick and Robyn's next anticipated meeting place once he drove across Gunbarrel Highway?
(a) Carnegie.
(b) Glenayle.
(c) Wiluna.
(d) The sea.
10. Which camel was unequivocally the leader of Robyn's pack?
(a) Zelly.
(b) Bub.
(c) Dookie.
(d) Goliath.
11. What did Robyn find on the third day in the bush that was not on her map?
(a) A swamp.
(b) A road.
(c) A settlement.
(d) An inn.
12. How did Robyn treat her camels while traveling in the bush?
(a) Shabbily.
(b) With little regard.
(c) Like any other animal.
(d) Like porcelain.
13. What helped Robyn figure out what happened to her two lost camels in Chapter 10?
(a) A compass.
(b) The tracks.
(c) Droppings.
(d) Goliath.
14. What did Robyn hope the people who owned a sheep station outside of Carnarvon would do?
(a) Shield her from the press.
(b) Give her shelter.
(c) Take the camels.
(d) Feed her.
15. What had Robyn been looking forward to seeing for many years, in Chapter 7?
(a) Wild camels.
(b) Ayers Rock.
(c) Redbank Gorge.
(d) The Olgas.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was Robyn with when she had her first encounter with a wild bull?
2. What feeling overcame Robyn when she had to fly back to Alice Springs in Chapter 7?
3. What disease affects Aborigines more than any other race, in terms of ethnic disease rates?
4. What did Robyn find out about her feelings for Eddie in Chapter 9?
5. Who was Peter Muir?
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