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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. How long did Robyn's pure, uncomplicated confidence last, telling her that she had done something correct for a change?

2. What was wrong with Kate in Chapter 3?

3. What did Robyn do to Kate at the end of Chapter 3?

4. What crime had someone been committing in Alice for the past twenty years, without detection?

5. Where did Robyn arrange to meet up with Jenny and Toly in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sallay become Robyn's camel-guru and savior in Chapter 2?

2. What did Robyn begin to discover about herself and people in Chapter 2?

3. When Robyn and her friends finally found the lost camels in Chapter 5, what sort of shape were the animals in?

4. 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?

5. Why do camels hate to be on their own?

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

7. 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?

8. How did the author explain her feelings towards having a home to herself at Basso's Farm?

9. What gave Robyn second thoughts about how easy her project would actually be?

10. What kind of trouble did Robyn have with the camel, Kate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Robyn tied Bub to the nearest tree and beat him very hard in Chapter 5, she had a small epiphany. What did Robyn learn about herself after this incident? Who did she compare herself to and why?

Essay Topic 2

One night, in Chapter 2, Robyn was drunk on tequila, and she had a vision of three camels in the night. What did her vision foreshadow for Robyn's journey? Explain how this prophecy came to be true.

Essay Topic 3

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

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