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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. How did Mrs. Liddle explain the strangeness of a deserted Aboriginal camp in Chapter 7?
(a) Wild camels.
(b) Outlaws.
(c) Renegade tourists.
(d) Ghosts.

2. What are claypans?
(a) Pale pink sandstone.
(b) Scultured mounds of rocks and pebbles.
(c) Flat brown hard-baked Euclidean surfaces.
(d) Clumps of spinifex.

3. Who was Peter Muir?
(a) A vet.
(b) A bushman.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A town doctor.

4. Who called Eddie "Jacky-Jacky" in Chapter 9?
(a) His wife.
(b) A tourist.
(c) Robyn.
(d) Glendle.

5. In Chapter 7, how was Robyn feeling about the trip during the two weeks she traveled to get to Ayers Rock?
(a) Proud.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Ambiguous.
(d) Hopeful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Sallay strongly warned Robyn to fear the most in the desert?

2. What was the 'overlander' in Chapter 10 driving when he disturbed Robyn's camp?

3. What was the Pitjantjara's belief about who once traversed the earth?

4. What did Robyn hope the people who owned a sheep station outside of Carnarvon would do?

5. What did Eddie keep telling Robyn regarding the whereabouts of Glendle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Robyn came to a road that was not on her map in Chapter 6. How did she react?

2. What combination of elements let Robyn's story get carried away by the media?

3. What were the nuisances Robyn had to deal with when searching for a good camping spot?

4. Robyn followed an abandoned track in Chapter 6. What is the definition of a track in Australia?

5. Why were sandals the best type of footwear for Robyn to wear in the desert?

6. What did Dookie do that Toly found hysterical in Chapter 11?

7. What happened in Chapter 12 when Zelly would not get into a truck?

8. How was Pipalyatjara unlike many other settlements?

9. Why did Robyn want to keep a fair distance covered, resting only one day a week?

10. What habit did Robyn develop from the first night on the trail in order to check on her camels?

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