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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 did Robyn end up living at Basso's Farm?

2. What did Robyn write home, as a joke, to indicate what types of animals she was training?

3. How did Kurt refer to the tourists?

4. What did Robyn tell Gladdy her feelings were about the town so far?

5. What was the name of Sallay's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Robyn describe Utopia?

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

3. When a man sat beside Robyn on her train to Alice Springs, what was his attitude toward her?

4. Why did Kurt's camel, Dookie, attack Robyn?

5. According to Robyn, what was the current Australian male like as compared to the men who first settled Australia?

6. In Chapter 5, Robyn met Rick. What stood out about Rick in Robyn's memory?

7. Why did Robyn suspect that the camels disappeared one day in Chapter 4?

8. What did Janie think about her future?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Robyn's motivations for wanting to travel across the desert with camels. Explain why it had become not merely a trip or adventure, but something far more to her.

Essay Topic 2

Examine Robyn's inner fears and lack of self-confidence at certain points in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Robyn's relationship with Eddie to that of her relationship with Rick.

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