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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 was Robyn's last allotted meal before she was to arrive at Carnegie?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Jerky.
(c) Tea.
(d) Dog biscuits.

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

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

4. Which camel was seemingly jealous of Rick's affection for Robyn?
(a) Goliath.
(b) Zelly.
(c) Bub.
(d) Dookie.

5. According to Robyn, when were photographers most brave?
(a) When on their home turf.
(b) When asleep.
(c) When looking through a lens.
(d) When setting up a shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. When making camp in a dust-bowl in Chapter 10, what did Robyn unselfconsciously do with the animals?

2. In Robyn's letter to Steve in Chapter 10, what did she point out as being the most beautiful place she had ever seen?

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

4. What did Robyn replenish when she arrived at the station, at the end of Chapter 6?

5. What was the closest thing to a Zen statement to come out of Australia concerning the baby camel, Goliath?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How was Pipalyatjara unlike many other settlements?

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

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

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

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