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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. How did RIck throw the reporters off Robyn's path in Chapter 11?
(a) He called the National Geographic offices.
(b) He threatened a lawsuit.
(c) He gave them photos of her to keep them quiet.
(d) He told a reporter she was going to be in Meekatharra next.

2. What helped Robyn figure out what happened to her two lost camels in Chapter 10?
(a) Goliath.
(b) A compass.
(c) The tracks.
(d) Droppings.

3. Who did Robyn find herself acting like with the camels, by the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Rick.
(b) Sallay.
(c) Kurt.
(d) Her father.

4. How did Robyn speed Zelly on the road to recovery?
(a) By keeping Goliath away from her.
(b) A pilot picks took her away.
(c) By giving her all the food available.
(d) A medicine man was called.

5. What did sleeping next to someone connote in Pitjantjara?
(a) Romance.
(b) Breaking the laws.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Robyn set a compass course for Ayers Rock instead of staying on the road?

2. What did Robyn find to be a key in relating to the Pitjantjara?

3. What did Robyn and Rick see on their drive back along the Canning in Chapter 11?

4. What was one of Glendle's failures at Pipalyatjara?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the press find out about Robyn's journey across the outback?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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