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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 Mrs. Liddle explain the strangeness of a deserted Aboriginal camp in Chapter 7?
(a) Wild camels.
(b) Outlaws.
(c) Renegade tourists.
(d) Ghosts.

2. Where did Eddie accompany Robin to?
(a) The Olgas.
(b) Warburton.
(c) Ayers Rock.
(d) Docker.

3. What made Robyn set a compass course for Ayers Rock instead of staying on the road?
(a) Tourists.
(b) Wild camels.
(c) Photographers.
(d) Ghosts.

4. What was the best type of footwear for Robyn to wear in the desert?
(a) Sandals.
(b) Boots.
(c) Bare feet.
(d) Running shoes.

5. Why did Robyn enjoy Aboriginal children?
(a) Their English was perfect.
(b) They spoke like adults.
(c) They obeyed everyone.
(d) They never whined.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eddie give Robyn on the trail to give her energy?

2. Who did Robyn find herself acting like with the camels, by the end of Chapter 6?

3. What led Robyn to have a very long and tense afternoon in Chapter 10?

4. Why did Rick come racing around to track down Robyn in Chapter 11?

5. Who did Robyn hide out from in Chapter 11, camping off the road in a dense thicket?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did racism play a role in Wiluna when Robyn and Rick were invited to a dance?

5. According to Robyn, how did the Australian government promote assimilation in the bush?

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

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

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

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

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

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