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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Schooling.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Conway and her mother travel to Sydney, in "Drought"?
(a) By boat.
(b) By train.
(c) By plane.
(d) By car.

3. According to Conway, what did the "real men" do in Australia?
(a) Worked hard.
(b) Raised children.
(c) Built cities.
(d) Moved away.

4. Why did a housing black market appear in Sydney?
(a) Because the Americans took over the housing market.
(b) Because they stopped building during the war.
(c) Because there was no government in Sydney after the war.
(d) Because rent prices were controlled by the government.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to cause Australia to break loyalty with England during World War II?

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

4. Why did Conway develop a fever in Sydney?

5. What did Conway say the people of the pasture did for money, in "The West"?

(see the answer key)

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