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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Conway feel about school work at Queenwood?
(a) She struggled with it.
(b) She felt it was easy.
(c) She couldn't understand any of it.
(d) She didn't have any school work.

2. In "Drought," how did Conway receive her education?
(a) At weekly classes in Sydney.
(b) From a private tutor.
(c) At a local country school.
(d) Through a correspondance school.

3. Why was Mr. Ker able to hire people to shear his sheep in "Childhood"?
(a) Because of the money made off a land investment.
(b) Because his wife refused to shear sheep anymore.
(c) Because of the money made from selling sheep.
(d) Because of the money made after his aquafier worked.

4. What history did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh?
(a) American history.
(b) English history.
(c) Australian history.
(d) French history.

5. In "Coorain," what excited Conway's father about the land in the Western Division?
(a) Being so far away from civilization.
(b) The chance to start over.
(c) Getting to raise his own livestock.
(d) Hiring people to work for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the terrible drought in "Drought" begin?

2. In "The West," when did Conway say Australia had one of the highest per capita incomes in the world?

3. What was Conway's father's first job?

4. In "The West," how much high-quality wool was being produced in New South Wales?

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

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