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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did sleeping next to someone connote in Pitjantjara?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Romance.
(c) Breaking the laws.
(d) Friendship.

2. How much did Robyn eat in the mornings while on the trail in Chapter 6?
(a) At least four courses.
(b) Much more than the camels.
(c) Enough to last through to dinner.
(d) Not very much.

3. What was Robyn's last allotted meal before she was to arrive at Carnegie?
(a) Dog biscuits.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Jerky.
(d) Tea.

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

5. Who did Robyn get the most interesting mail from?
(a) Pensioners.
(b) Children.
(c) Men.
(d) Mental patients.

6. What final disaster occurred in Chapter 12?
(a) Robyn gave up the trip at last.
(b) Rick got very sick.
(c) Zelly was bleeding internally.
(d) The water finally ran out.

7. Where was Rick and Robyn's next anticipated meeting place once he drove across Gunbarrel Highway?
(a) Wiluna.
(b) Glenayle.
(c) The sea.
(d) Carnegie.

8. What are claypans?
(a) Pale pink sandstone.
(b) Scultured mounds of rocks and pebbles.
(c) Clumps of spinifex.
(d) Flat brown hard-baked Euclidean surfaces.

9. Finish this statement that a very wise friend of Robyn's from Alice once told her: When things go wrong on the track, rather than panic, boil the billy, sit down and __________.
(a) Call a friend.
(b) Write out a plan.
(c) Meditate.
(d) Think clearly.

10. How was Pipalyatjara different from many other settlements?
(a) It did not have a multi-tribal population.
(b) The settlement was set up to be permanent.
(c) There were many tribal neighborhoods.
(d) The settlement was brand new.

11. What was the visible link between Aboriginal people and their land?
(a) Mothers.
(b) Ceremonies.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Jewelry.

12. The Aboriginals called Robyn "kungka rama-rama" in Chapter 6. What does this mean?
(a) White woman.
(b) Spirit of adventure.
(c) Wise one.
(d) Crazy woman.

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

14. How did Robyn learn to keep herself warm on the cold desert nights in Chapter 10?
(a) By burying herself in the sand.
(b) By lying under her dog.
(c) By drinking tea.
(d) By shivering.

15. Which camel was unequivocally the leader of Robyn's pack?
(a) Goliath.
(b) Bub.
(c) Dookie.
(d) Zelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called Eddie "Jacky-Jacky" in Chapter 9?

2. What idea did Robyn want to share with the world, opposite of the press she was receiving?

3. How did Mrs. Liddle explain the strangeness of a deserted Aboriginal camp in Chapter 7?

4. What helped Robyn figure out what happened to her two lost camels in Chapter 10?

5. What was the 'overlander' in Chapter 10 driving when he disturbed Robyn's camp?

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