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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 "Coorain," what did silence do to Conway's mother?
(a) Inspiried her.
(b) Frightened her.
(c) Gave her peace.
(d) Nothing, she didn't notice the silence.

2. In "The West," when did Conway say Australia had one of the highest per capita incomes in the world?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1919.

3. As a teenager, to which country did Conway's father feel loyal?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) England.
(d) The United States.

4. Why did Mrs. Ker get an award in "Childhood"?
(a) For her donation to King's School.
(b) For her successful farm.
(c) For her prize-winning sheep.
(d) For the amount of money she raised.

5. How did settling land affect the price when the whites first came to New South Wales?
(a) It didn't change the price.
(b) It made it more expensive.
(c) It made it cheap.
(d) It changed depending on the crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Kers travel to Sydney, in "Coorain"?

2. How long did it take for the Kers to earn money from their sheep in Coorain?

3. When Conway's mother discovered she had uterine growths, why were the doctors concerned?

4. What is remarkable about most of the birds that live in the Western Plains of New South Wales?

5. What is the main geographic feature of the Western Plains of New South Wales?

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