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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 set a compass course for Ayers Rock instead of staying on the road?
(a) Wild camels.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Tourists.
(d) Photographers.

2. What was the closest thing to a Zen statement to come out of Australia concerning the baby camel, Goliath?
(a) All you need is to love her.
(b) Simply let her be.
(c) She'll be right, mate.
(d) Friends are worth their weight in gold.

3. When making camp in a dust-bowl in Chapter 10, what did Robyn unselfconsciously do with the animals?
(a) Pet them lovingly.
(b) Sleep next to them.
(c) Beat them.
(d) Play with them.

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 missed Robyn.
(c) He knew Robyn lost her dog.
(d) To give her a ride to the end of the journey.

5. In Robyn's letter to Steve in Chapter 10, what did she point out as being the most beautiful place she had ever seen?
(a) Ayers Rock.
(b) Carnegie.
(c) Alice Springs.
(d) Mungilli claypan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, how was Robyn feeling about the trip during the two weeks she traveled to get to Ayers Rock?

3. When was Robyn's favorite time of day when traveling in the Ayers Rock area?

4. How did RIck throw the reporters off Robyn's path in Chapter 11?

5. What had Sallay strongly warned Robyn to fear the most in the desert?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Robyn lost her camels in Chapter 10, how did she try to talk herself into avoiding a panic?

2. On Robyn's first night out on the trail, why was she a little bit nervous?

3. What happened in Chapter 12 when Zelly would not get into a truck?

4. What began to unravel the inner string that held down the panic in Robyn, in Chapter 8?

5. When Eddie and Robyn were getting ready for their trip to Warburton, how did Eddie prepare?

6. How did the press find out about Robyn's journey across the outback?

7. What was Robyn's reaction when Rick did not show up as expected on the trail, in Chapter 7?

8. How did Robyn cope in Chapter 10 when four wild bull camels were coming towards her, looking for trouble?

9. In Chapter 10, Robyn described herself as being "utterly deprogrammed". Describe what this meant.

10. Robyn came to a road that was not on her map in Chapter 6. How did she react?

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