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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 time, approximately, did the camels awaken while on the trails in Chapter 6?
(a) More than an hour before dawn.
(b) Eight o'clock.
(c) At dawn.
(d) Very near noon.

2. Who called Eddie "Jacky-Jacky" in Chapter 9?
(a) Robyn.
(b) His wife.
(c) A tourist.
(d) Glendle.

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

4. What had Robyn been looking forward to seeing for many years, in Chapter 7?
(a) Ayers Rock.
(b) Redbank Gorge.
(c) The Olgas.
(d) Wild camels.

5. What is a wilcha?
(a) A type of junk food.
(b) A temporary wind break.
(c) A type of kangaroo.
(d) Meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Glendle's major responsibility?

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

3. What did Robyn promise to give Eddie once they reached Warburton?

4. Who was Slim Dusty?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Pipalyatjara unlike many other settlements?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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