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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 do camels' feces resemble?

2. What was the section of the pub Robyn worked in?

3. What was the most economically successful and well-organized camp in town?

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

5. What happened to destroy Robyn's tent, forcing her back into Kurt's home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Robyn describe Utopia?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Kurt treat Robyn in the beginning?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many famous historical figures, such as Jesus, Gandhi, or Buddha, underwent extreme testing during their lives, often going out to the desert to be alone. What were Robyn's motives for taking on this journey?

Essay Topic 2

According to Robyn, 160 years of undeclared war had been waged by the government on the Aboriginal people. Explain what this war entailed and its effects on the Aboriginals.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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