The Road from Coorain Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Road from Coorain Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In "Childhood," what did Conway say her early years may have looked like?
(a) Stressful.
(b) Uneducated.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Hard-working.

2. What happened to Mr. Ker during the first dust storm?
(a) He left the house for a week.
(b) He inhaled dust.
(c) He yelled at the neighbors.
(d) He had nightmares.

3. In "Drought," why couldn't the sheep at Coorain be sheered?
(a) Because the sheering equipment was broken.
(b) Because they were too weak.
(c) Because the sheep were all missing or dead.
(d) Because there weren't enough people to do it.

4. Why did the white settlers come to New South Wales?
(a) War.
(b) Vacation.
(c) Natural resources.
(d) Agriculture.

5. After serving as a solider, why couldn't Conway's father get land?
(a) Because he was too young.
(b) Because he was poor.
(c) Because he was injured.
(d) Because he was single.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Childhood," what moral issues did Conway spend her time thinking about?

2. In "Childhood," why did the Kers loose many of their farmhands?

3. Why did Mrs. Ker get an award in "Childhood"?

4. In "Coorain," what did silence do to Conway's mother?

5. How many acres did the first generation of settlers settle in New South Wales?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of "Childhood," what did Conway admit about her childhood.

2. How did the convicts of Australia form the social environment prior to white settlers?

3. How did Mrs. Ker's involvement with the Red Cross change her?

4. In "The West," what was the effect of the settlers Conway described?

5. How did the dust storms of the 1940s affect Coorain?

6. How did the country boys act in boarding school?

7. How did Conway's parents feel before moving to Coorain?

8. How did the silence at Coorain affect the Kers?

9. During World War II, what changed regarding the farm workers at Coorain?

10. Why were Conway's parents married in a protestant service?

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