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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Right Country.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Conway decide to go to Radcliffe for graduate school?
(a) So she could make more money.
(b) So she could learn new histories.
(c) So she could be closer to her brother.
(d) So she could write new Australian history.

2. How did Conway describe her time in Catalonia?
(a) Entertaining.
(b) Relaxing.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Busy.

3. In "Childhood," how did Mrs. Ker treat her children equally?
(a) They weren't treated equally.
(b) They all had the same chores.
(c) They were all sent to bed at the same time.
(d) They were all taught by the same teacher.

4. During their trip to Europe, in "Recharting the Globe," what country did Conway and her mother visit first?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Portugal.
(d) England.

5. When did the terrible drought in "Drought" begin?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1949.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Conway's mother feel about her housework at Coorain?

2. In "Recharting the Globe," how did Conway feel about the barriers facing women?

3. As a child, how did Conway describe Bob?

4. In "Coorain," why didn't Conway's mother have a hysterectomy?

5. What type of dogs live in the Western Plains of New South Wales?

(see the answer key)

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