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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Robyn hope the people who owned a sheep station outside of Carnarvon would do?
(a) Give her shelter.
(b) Feed her.
(c) Take the camels.
(d) Shield her from the press.

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

5. Where did Eddie accompany Robin to?
(a) Ayers Rock.
(b) The Olgas.
(c) Warburton.
(d) Docker.

6. Where did Robyn head for next, after she and the camels were all rested in Chapter 6?
(a) Utopia.
(b) Redbank Gorge.
(c) Alice Springs.
(d) Tempe Downs station.

7. Who did Robyn find herself acting like with the camels, by the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Sallay.
(b) Kurt.
(c) Rick.
(d) Her father.

8. What idea did Robyn want to share with the world, opposite of the press she was receiving?
(a) She had done something ordinary people cannot do.
(b) She was exceptional.
(c) The world is a dangerous place for girls.
(d) Anyone can do anything.

9. What is a wilcha?
(a) Meat.
(b) A type of junk food.
(c) A temporary wind break.
(d) A type of kangaroo.

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

11. What did Eddie keep telling Robyn regarding the whereabouts of Glendle?
(a) "Gone".
(b) "Wingelinna".
(c) "In caravan".
(d) "Schoolhouse."

12. What feeling overcame Robyn when she had to fly back to Alice Springs in Chapter 7?
(a) Defeat.
(b) Anticipation.
(c) Hope.
(d) Nostalgia.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the closest thing Robyn had to keeping a diary?

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

3. Which camel was seemingly jealous of Rick's affection for Robyn?

4. What was one of the reasons that Robyn decided to let Rick accompany her to Docker River?

5. What was the Pitjantjara's belief about who once traversed the earth?

(see the answer keys)

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