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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Robyn enjoy Aboriginal children?
(a) Their English was perfect.
(b) They spoke like adults.
(c) They obeyed everyone.
(d) They never whined.

2. What did Robyn and Rick see on their drive back along the Canning in Chapter 11?
(a) Reporters.
(b) Television cameras.
(c) Uranium prospectors.
(d) Diggity's grave.

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

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

5. What disease affects Aborigines more than any other race, in terms of ethnic disease rates?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Heart trouble.

6. Why did Rick come racing around to track down Robyn in Chapter 11?
(a) He missed Robyn.
(b) He knew Robyn lost her dog.
(c) To give her a ride to the end of the journey.
(d) He read in the news that Robyn was lost.

7. What was the noise that Robyn heard in Chapter 11 that she found the most chilling, hair-lifting sound she had ever heard?
(a) Aboriginal tribes.
(b) Bull camels.
(c) The wind.
(d) Dingoes.

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

9. What was Glendle's major responsibility?
(a) The distribution of money.
(b) Coordinating elections.
(c) Devising a town budget.
(d) Giving out supplies.

10. What did Robyn learn to live with in the desert, even though they swarmed around her and the camels in the thousands?
(a) Bees.
(b) Wasps.
(c) Flies.
(d) Bats.

11. Who was Slim Dusty?
(a) A country-western singer.
(b) A ranch hand.
(c) A rock star.
(d) An actor.

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

13. What lies "like a pig in mud"?
(a) Tourists.
(b) Peole like Kurt.
(c) The mirror.
(d) The camera.

14. What is Pitjantjara?
(a) An Aboriginal tribe.
(b) A camel breed.
(c) A form of racism.
(d) Part of the Australian government.

15. What did Robyn promise to give Eddie once they reached Warburton?
(a) A kiss.
(b) Money.
(c) A rifle.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Robyn speed Zelly on the road to recovery?

2. What was the best type of footwear for Robyn to wear in the desert?

3. What did Eddie give Robyn on the trail to give her energy?

4. Who was Peter Muir?

5. Which camel was unequivocally the leader of Robyn's pack?

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