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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Robyn ensure that reporters would not hunt her down to Woodleigh Station?
(a) She claimed to already have arrived there.
(b) She pretended to break a leg.
(c) She sent a fake telegram to Rick.
(d) She sent the camels back to Alice.

2. Who was Peter Latz?
(a) An ethnobotanist.
(b) An anthropologist.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A veterinarian.

3. What helped Robyn figure out what happened to her two lost camels in Chapter 10?
(a) A compass.
(b) The tracks.
(c) Droppings.
(d) Goliath.

4. Who was Robyn with when she had her first encounter with a wild bull?
(a) Rick.
(b) Olga.
(c) Glenys.
(d) She was alone.

5. What idea did Robyn want to share with the world, opposite of the press she was receiving?
(a) She had done something ordinary people cannot do.
(b) She was exceptional.
(c) Anyone can do anything.
(d) The world is a dangerous place for girls.

6. When in doubt and lost, as Robyn became in Chapter 6, what was Robyn's advice to follow?
(a) Meditate.
(b) Follow the sun.
(c) Trust your instincts.
(d) Ask someone.

7. What happened to Diggity in Chapter 10?
(a) She died.
(b) She bit Robyn.
(c) She drank some bad water.
(d) She ran away.

8. Why did Rick come racing around to track down Robyn in Chapter 11?
(a) He knew Robyn lost her dog.
(b) To give her a ride to the end of the journey.
(c) He missed Robyn.
(d) He read in the news that Robyn was lost.

9. What did Robyn replenish when she arrived at the station, at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Camel medicine.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Rainwater.

10. What was the noise that Robyn heard in Chapter 11 that she found the most chilling, hair-lifting sound she had ever heard?
(a) Aboriginal tribes.
(b) Bull camels.
(c) Dingoes.
(d) The wind.

11. What was the closest thing Robyn had to keeping a diary?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Writing letters.
(c) Dictating into a recorder.
(d) Photographs.

12. When was Robyn's favorite time of day when traveling in the Ayers Rock area?
(a) Night.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Midday.
(d) Dusk.

13. What was the 'overlander' in Chapter 10 driving when he disturbed Robyn's camp?
(a) A mini Cooper.
(b) A Porsche.
(c) A Suzuki.
(d) A Honda.

14. What feeling overcame Robyn when she had to fly back to Alice Springs in Chapter 7?
(a) Anticipation.
(b) Defeat.
(c) Hope.
(d) Nostalgia.

15. When Robyn left Warburton in July, how long did she have to go before expecting to see another human being?
(a) Two days.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did RIck throw the reporters off Robyn's path in Chapter 11?

2. What had been going on for the past 160 years between the Aboriginal people and the Australian government?

3. What was the desert like, as observed by Robyn, contrary to popular beliefs?

4. Which camel was seemingly jealous of Rick's affection for Robyn?

5. What was the visible link between Aboriginal people and their land?

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