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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 the name of Robyn's dog?

2. How did Kurt refer to the tourists?

3. Who drove Robyn out to meet Sallay Mahomet?

4. What was Robyn's first impression of Alice?

5. What did nearly everyone warn Robyn about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What led Robyn to nearly jump over the bar and prevent a policeman from beating someone?

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

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

7. What did Janie think about her future?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and explain Robyn's views about the media. How did the media affect her personally?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the theme of death in Robyn's story. How did death affect Robyn? In what ways did she defy death? Support your answer with evidence, giving quotes and/or chapters to reference.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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