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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came into the pub to try and talk Robyn into coming back to him?

2. What type of land surrounds Alice?

3. Which of the camels was responsible for their escape in Chapter 4?

4. What did Kurt sell to his buyers to go along with the ranch?

5. Where was Robyn's first contact with Aboriginal people along her journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What myths about camels did Robyn destroy for the reader?

2. How did Robyn try to keep Kurt's maniacal temper under control after Gladdy left him?

3. How did Robyn get the new owner of Kurt's ranch to give her the two camels she wanted in return for giving him lessons?

4. How did Kurt treat Robyn in the beginning?

5. In Chapter 4, how had Kurt become a large focus in Robyn's life?

6. What became the last straw for Robyn, making her decide to leave Kurt in Chapter 2?

7. How did Robyn describe Utopia?

8. When Bub got a piece of glass through his foot, how did Robyn manage to get help for him when her usual vets were not around?

9. What led Robyn to realize that she must work on her survival techniques in Chapter 5?

10. What types of people made up the thirteen thousand white people living in Alice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Robyn showed her anger by blowing up at Kurt in Chapter 1, why did she realize she let all of this anger out at last? What weakness had Kurt touched upon?

Essay Topic 2

When the trip was finally over, what had Robin learned about herself and about other people in general?

Essay Topic 3

What, if anything, did Robyn want to prove to herself by the undertaking of this trip? What strengths and weaknesses would such a trip envision for someone like Robyn?

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