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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Robyn decide that the second person she visited was not the right person to learn from?
(a) His animals were fighting.
(b) He was too easygoing.
(c) He was mean and cursed at her.
(d) His wife was difficult.

2. How long did Robyn's pure, uncomplicated confidence last, telling her that she had done something correct for a change?
(a) Twenty minutes.
(b) Thirty days.
(c) Ten seconds.
(d) Two hours.

3. What did nearly everyone warn Robyn about?
(a) Getting to know any blacks.
(b) Working with camels.
(c) Camping with the Aborigines.
(d) Staying with local people.

4. What did Robyn consider taking money from National Geographic to be?
(a) Newfound freedom.
(b) The best luck she ever had.
(c) Ingenious.
(d) A sell-out.

5. What did Kurt insist on helping Robyn get, which turned out to not be worth the effort?
(a) A crow.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A baby camel.
(d) A crane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a camel's only natural enemy?

2. Nancy was introduced in Chapter 2. Who was she?

3. How much money did Robyn receive from National Geographic?

4. When Robyn and the photographer, Rick, went their separate ways in Chapter 5, where did they arrange to meet again on Robyn's trail?

5. What crime had someone been committing in Alice for the past twenty years, without detection?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Robyn met Rick. What stood out about Rick in Robyn's memory?

2. What was apartheid originally set up in South Africa to accomplish?

3. What gave Robyn second thoughts about how easy her project would actually be?

4. In Chapter 4, how had Kurt become a large focus in Robyn's life?

5. When a man sat beside Robyn on her train to Alice Springs, what was his attitude toward her?

6. When Bub got a piece of glass through his foot, how did Robyn manage to get help for him when her usual vets were not around?

7. What kind of trouble did Robyn have with the camel, Kate?

8. How did Kurt treat Robyn in the beginning?

9. What led Robyn to realize that she must work on her survival techniques in Chapter 5?

10. How did Sallay become Robyn's camel-guru and savior in Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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