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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. Who did Eddie run into while he and Robyn were walking in Pipalyatjara one evening?
(a) His wife.
(b) His son.
(c) His father.
(d) His daughter.

2. What did Eddie keep telling Robyn regarding the whereabouts of Glendle?
(a) "Wingelinna".
(b) "In caravan".
(c) "Schoolhouse."
(d) "Gone".

3. How did Robyn learn to keep herself warm on the cold desert nights in Chapter 10?
(a) By lying under her dog.
(b) By burying herself in the sand.
(c) By shivering.
(d) By drinking tea.

4. Why were Robyn and her friends unable to gain entry to a dance in Wiluna?
(a) The bouncer did not know them.
(b) They were with blacks.
(c) They did not have money.
(d) They were never invited.

5. What was Robyn's most memorable feeling of her first day alone, after Rick left in Chapter 6?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Loneliness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Pitjantjara?

3. Finish this statement that a very wise friend of Robyn's from Alice once told her: When things go wrong on the track, rather than panic, boil the billy, sit down and __________.

4. What did the Aboriginals call Ayers Rock?

5. What helped Robyn figure out what happened to her two lost camels in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the nuisances Robyn had to deal with when searching for a good camping spot?

2. Robyn followed an abandoned track in Chapter 6. What is the definition of a track in Australia?

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

4. In Robyn's letter to her friend, Steve, what did she intimate to him about her feelings toward this adventure?

5. What combination of elements let Robyn's story get carried away by the media?

6. How do Aboriginal people categorize distance?

7. What habit did Robyn develop from the first night on the trail in order to check on her camels?

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

9. Why wasn't Robyn looking forward to arriving at Ayers Rock?

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

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