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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. What was Robyn's goal in Alice?

2. What did Robyn own in order to keep herself protected, as a woman who lived alone?

3. What did a visiting politico accuse Robyn of being?

4. What made Robyn decide that the second person she visited was not the right person to learn from?

5. What did camels wear in order for their owners to keep track of their whereabouts?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the first person who did not greet Robyn's ideas with patronizing disbelief?

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. What incident led Robyn to quit her job at the pub?

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

8. How did Robyn deal with the knowledge that the photojournalist, Rick, would be intruding upon her solitary journey?

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

10. What did Janie think about her future?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of Chapter 9, Robyn discovered some things about herself. Explore this theme of self-discovery within Robyn. Use her descriptions from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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