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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 projected population of Aborigines at the time Bryson wrote this book?
2. Which of the following is true of the Myall Creek incident?
3. Where did Captain Cook first lay eyes on Australia?
4. What was the annual tourist count of Alice Springs at the time that Bryson visited?
5. What famous site did Bryson and Sherwin see in the town of Daly Waters?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what is Alice Springs best known?
2. Describe the miserable time that Bryson and Sherwin had in the city of Darwin.
3. What famous tree did Bryson and Sherwin see in the town of Daly Waters?
4. What commitment did Bryson make to a foreigner while drunk at a pub in Daly Waters.
5. What did Bryson report about the indiscriminate murder of Aborigines and the Myall Creek incident in particular?
6. Describe the Devils Marbles.
7. Bryson visited Glenrowan and learned about which famous outlaw?
8. How has the Aborigine population dwindled from the time Europeans arrived to colonize Australia?
9. What did Bryson learn from a journalist about the Myall Creek incident and how it is not even noted by most people?
10. What is the tragedy of the Aborigine children that Bryson related in his book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a "character" sketch of the city of Melbourne. What personality shines through for you for this city? Did Bryson make you want to learn more and perhaps visit one day? What would you most like to see? What is the one fact or interesting feature that you can recall about Melbourne? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Explain some of the examples of regionalism found in the book. Can regionalism include more than accents and food? What else encompasses the culture and personality of a region? What are the major differences Bryson found as he traveled from place to place?
Essay Topic 3
Bryson had respect for all of the people in the book but do you think he likes any one of them more than the others? Who would you choose to be your new friend among the people Bryson introduced in the book. Explain.
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