View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Robyn get a job her second day in Alice?
(a) A train depot.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A pub.
(d) A tourist company.

3. Who waited very patiently and faithfully while Robyn searched for the three lost camels?
(a) Toly.
(b) Diggity.
(c) Jen.
(d) Julie.

4. What did a visiting politico accuse Robyn of being?
(a) A conservative party member.
(b) A communist.
(c) Too liberal.
(d) A bourgeois individualist.

5. How did the local folklore claim to make people fall in love with the Alice?
(a) Purchasing a boomerang.
(b) Seeing the range for the first time.
(c) Stepping into Alice Springs.
(d) Seeing the Todd River flow three times.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Zelly decide to give birth?

2. What did Kurt take a strange pleasure in watching Robyn do?

3. What was Robyn's goal in Alice?

4. How long did Robyn's pure, uncomplicated confidence last, telling her that she had done something correct for a change?

5. What did Robyn have to throw into Kate's neck, as ordered by the vet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was the first person who did not greet Robyn's ideas with patronizing disbelief?

4. What led Robyn to nearly jump over the bar and prevent a policeman from beating someone?

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

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

7. Why did Robyn refrain from asking people to loan her money for her trip?

8. According to Robyn, what was the current Australian male like as compared to the men who first settled Australia?

9. 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?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,173 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample