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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Childhood.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the result of Bob McLennan's work at Coorain, in "Childhood"?
(a) They could fire more workers.
(b) They could grow more crops.
(c) They could help the war effort better.
(d) They could take a vacation.

2. In "Childhood," why did the Kers loose many of their farmhands?
(a) They were old and retired.
(b) They were drafted into the war.
(c) They moved to different countries.
(d) They found better jobs.

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

4. How old was Conway during the great rain described, in "Childhood"?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

5. In "The West," how did Conway describe the virtues of Australia?
(a) Troubled.
(b) Stoic.
(c) Firm.
(d) Loose.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did the number of men in Australia outnumber the women, in "The West"?

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

4. Why did Mrs. Ker like fund-raising for the Red Cross?

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

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