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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 had Sallay strongly warned Robyn to fear the most in the desert?
(a) Poisonous plants.
(b) Wild camel bulls.
(c) Lack of water.
(d) Tourists.

2. What did Eddie give Robyn on the trail to give her energy?
(a) Pituri.
(b) Gum.
(c) Ash.
(d) Wine.

3. Who was Peter Muir?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A bushman.
(c) A vet.
(d) A town doctor.

4. What surprise did Rick have for Robyn in Chapter 7?
(a) New camels.
(b) Film.
(c) A ring.
(d) Jen.

5. What did the camels finally get a hold of by the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Honey.
(b) A bush.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Cherries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are claypans?

2. What was the desert like, as observed by Robyn, contrary to popular beliefs?

3. What did Diggity chase after one night in Chapter 10 and finally catch?

4. Where did Eddie accompany Robin to?

5. What feeling overcame Robyn when she had to fly back to Alice Springs in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why were sandals the best type of footwear for Robyn to wear in the desert?

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

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

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

9. What rituals did Robyn perform on the desolate nights of camping, in Chapter 7?

10. What was so difficult about the job Glendle had?

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