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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eddie keep telling Robyn regarding the whereabouts of Glendle?
(a) "In caravan".
(b) "Wingelinna".
(c) "Schoolhouse."
(d) "Gone".

2. How did Robyn's obsession with Rick and anger at the Geographic begin to fade?
(a) By offering an apology.
(b) By talking with Glendle.
(c) By getting more money.
(d) By writing it all out.

3. How did Robyn treat her camels while traveling in the bush?
(a) Like porcelain.
(b) Like any other animal.
(c) With little regard.
(d) Shabbily.

4. What was the desert like, as observed by Robyn, contrary to popular beliefs?
(a) Bountiful with life.
(b) Lacking in wild foods.
(c) Hell.
(d) Empty and dull.

5. What was the visible link between Aboriginal people and their land?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Ceremonies.

6. What was one of the reasons that Robyn decided to let Rick accompany her to Docker River?
(a) She was in love with him.
(b) He wanted photos of Aborigines.
(c) She was fearful of the travel there.
(d) He bribed her.

7. What did Eddie give Robyn on the trail to give her energy?
(a) Wine.
(b) Pituri.
(c) Gum.
(d) Ash.

8. In what way did Robyn have to adjust to Eddie?
(a) His loud comments.
(b) To his leisurely pace.
(c) The sleepless nights.
(d) His hectic schedule.

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

10. The Aboriginals called Robyn "kungka rama-rama" in Chapter 6. What does this mean?
(a) White woman.
(b) Spirit of adventure.
(c) Crazy woman.
(d) Wise one.

11. What did Robyn refer to as being "four hundred miles of spinifex wastes"?
(a) Warburton.
(b) Carnegie Station.
(c) The Gibson Desert.
(d) Wiya.

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

13. How did Robyn speed Zelly on the road to recovery?
(a) A pilot picks took her away.
(b) By keeping Goliath away from her.
(c) A medicine man was called.
(d) By giving her all the food available.

14. What was the actual nature of Wallera Ranch?
(a) It was a cattle ranch.
(b) It was a university outlet.
(c) It was an Aboriginal reservation.
(d) It was a watering hole.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When in doubt and lost, as Robyn became in Chapter 6, what was Robyn's advice to follow?

2. What did the camels finally get a hold of by the end of Chapter 11?

3. What did Robyn find on the third day in the bush that was not on her map?

4. What happened to Diggity in Chapter 10?

5. When making camp in a dust-bowl in Chapter 10, what did Robyn unselfconsciously do with the animals?

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