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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. In what way did Robyn have to adjust to Eddie?
(a) His hectic schedule.
(b) To his leisurely pace.
(c) His loud comments.
(d) The sleepless nights.

2. What did Robyn find on the third day in the bush that was not on her map?
(a) A road.
(b) An inn.
(c) A settlement.
(d) A swamp.

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

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

5. Why did Robyn make a great fuss over Diggity in Chapter 10?
(a) The lost dog returned to her.
(b) Diggity found the camels.
(c) Diggity found their way home.
(d) He performed a new trick.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Robyn left Warburton in July, how long did she have to go before expecting to see another human being?

2. Why did Rick come racing around to track down Robyn in Chapter 11?

3. What did Robyn promise to give Eddie once they reached Warburton?

4. How was Pipalyatjara different from many other settlements?

5. How did Robyn treat her camels while traveling in the bush?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Robyn came across the first person in Pipalyatjara who spoke English, why did she ignore her first instincts to show her joy?

2. How did racism play a role in Wiluna when Robyn and Rick were invited to a dance?

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

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

5. Why didn't Robyn ride her camels more often during the trip?

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

7. What did Dookie do that Toly found hysterical in Chapter 11?

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

9. When Robyn heard a car coming toward her encampment in Chapter 8, how did she feel about the unwanted company?

10. Why did the death of her dog have such a profound effect upon Robyn?

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