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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. Why did the people of Australia not believe in religion?

2. In "The West," why did Conway say Australians kept a working class style?

3. How old did Conway say she was before she met another female child?

4. In "The West," how long ago did Conway say white settlers came?

5. By 1914, what happened to most of the farms in Australia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Childhood," what did Conway say happened to the farm in the time before World War II?

3. In "Drought," how did World War II affect Australia?

4. What did Mrs. Ker do after Jill was born, in "Coorain"?

5. Before the white settles came to New South Wales, what other people were there?

6. In "The West," what things did Conway say made Australians proud?

7. Why did Conway's mother leave her parents' home before she was married?

8. What was Conway's relationship with her brothers like when she was a chilld?

9. How did Mr. Ker die?

10. What did the Kers do after they began to make money from the land at Coorain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Australia and Europe in "The Road from Coorain."

Essay Topic 2

Analyze death as it was used in this book. Consider physical deaths vs. symbolic deaths.

Essay Topic 3

How was Conway herself colonized? How did she compare this to Australia?

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