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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was able to snap Robyn out of her depression in Chapter 4?
(a) Riding her camel, Kate.
(b) The arrival of a friend.
(c) Talking to Kurt.
(d) Music.

2. What did Kurt insist on helping Robyn get, which turned out to not be worth the effort?
(a) A baby camel.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A crow.
(d) A crane.

3. What did a visiting politico accuse Robyn of being?
(a) A communist.
(b) Too liberal.
(c) A conservative party member.
(d) A bourgeois individualist.

4. What did Robyn do to Kate at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Operated on her.
(b) Shot her.
(c) Sold her.
(d) Stripped her hide.

5. What insect lived in the Basso's Farm home that Robyn detested the most?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Leeches.
(c) Fire ants.
(d) Spiders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Dookie try to kill in Chapter 4?

3. What did Robyn write home, as a joke, to indicate what types of animals she was training?

4. Who was Blue?

5. Who was Julie, introduced in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Who was the first person who did not greet Robyn's ideas with patronizing disbelief?

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

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

5. What were Robyn's feelings when she shot Kate?

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

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

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

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

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

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