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

2. What was the Pitjantjara's belief about who once traversed the earth?
(a) Dinosaurs.
(b) Those like themselves.
(c) Ancestral beings.
(d) White men.

3. What did Robyn and Rick see on their drive back along the Canning in Chapter 11?
(a) Reporters.
(b) Television cameras.
(c) Diggity's grave.
(d) Uranium prospectors.

4. Who did Robyn hide out from in Chapter 11, camping off the road in a dense thicket?
(a) Wild camels.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Rick.
(d) The press.

5. What did the Aboriginals call Ayers Rock?
(a) Ayers Springs.
(b) Uluru.
(c) Uru Glens.
(d) Rocky Mount.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robyn do to Diggity to protect her from strychnine baits in the desert?

2. Who did Eddie run into while he and Robyn were walking in Pipalyatjara one evening?

3. What was Robyn's most memorable feeling of her first day alone, after Rick left in Chapter 6?

4. Which camel was seemingly jealous of Rick's affection for Robyn?

5. According to Robyn, when were photographers most brave?

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

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

4. How do Aboriginal people categorize distance?

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

6. Why did Robyn want to keep a fair distance covered, resting only one day a week?

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

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

9. What did Robyn think of the people she met at Glenayle?

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

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