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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. How did Robyn and Eddie communicate?

2. How much did Robyn eat in the mornings while on the trail in Chapter 6?

3. What did Robyn do to Diggity to protect her from strychnine baits in the desert?

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

5. What did Robyn promise to give Eddie once they reached Warburton?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Robyn's letter to her friend, Steve, what did she intimate to him about her feelings toward this adventure?

2. How was Pipalyatjara unlike many other settlements?

3. How did Robyn cope in Chapter 10 when four wild bull camels were coming towards her, looking for trouble?

4. What was so difficult about the job Glendle had?

5. Why wasn't Robyn looking forward to arriving at Ayers Rock?

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

7. According to Robyn, how did the Australian government promote assimilation in the bush?

8. When Robyn came across the first person in Pipalyatjara who spoke English, why did she ignore her first instincts to show her joy?

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

10. When Robyn lost her camels in Chapter 10, how did she try to talk herself into avoiding a panic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and explain Robyn's views about the media. How did the media affect her personally?

Essay Topic 2

According to Robyn, 160 years of undeclared war had been waged by the government on the Aboriginal people. Explain what this war entailed and its effects on the Aboriginals.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of Chapter 4, there was this quote from "Speedboat" by Renata Adler:

"I think when you are truly stuck, when you have stood still in the same spot for too long, you throw a grenade in exactly the spot you were standing in, and jump, and pray. It is the momentum of last resort."

Explain the meaning of this quote as it related to Robyn in Chapter 4.

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