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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. When did Zelly decide to give birth?
(a) At the end of her journey.
(b) While Robyn was away on holiday.
(c) While Robyn was exhausted.
(d) In the middle of the night.

2. Whose needs did Kurt believe must come first?
(a) Robyn's.
(b) Kurt's.
(c) The camels'.
(d) Gladdy's.

3. What did Robyn's pet crow, Akhnaton, do that became increasingly annoying to her?
(a) He stole things.
(b) He always ate her food.
(c) He tried to kill Diggity.
(d) He kept her awake all night.

4. How did the range affect the people of Alice?
(a) It sent them troppo.
(b) It made them hungry.
(c) It irritated most of them.
(d) It made them feel very important.

5. What did Ada do to a boyfriend who was emptying a can of petrol into the dust?
(a) Ran away.
(b) Threw a bottle tequila at him.
(c) Struck him with an axe.
(d) Wrapped him in a blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the man who sold the camels to Robyn in Chapter 4 so upset, even after the deal was made?

2. What ultimately happened to Clivie in Chapter 3?

3. What did Rick talk Robyn into doing?

4. Who drove Robyn out to meet Sallay Mahomet?

5. What was expected of Robyn in her first eight months working for Kurt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Robyn begin to discover about herself and people in Chapter 2?

5. Why did Robyn suspect that the camels disappeared one day in Chapter 4?

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

7. How did Robyn deal with the knowledge that the photojournalist, Rick, would be intruding upon her solitary journey?

8. Why do camels hate to be on their own?

9. What incident led Robyn to quit her job at the pub?

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

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