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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Recharting the Globe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Nardoo Stones," what career did Barry choose?
(a) To be a realtor.
(b) To be a charter pilot.
(c) To be a teacher.
(d) To be a sheep sheerer.

2. What was missing from the curriculum of Abbotsleigh?
(a) Historical perspectives.
(b) Advanced math.
(c) Progressive ideas.
(d) British colonization.

3. After Bob's death, what did Mrs. Ker do to feel needed?
(a) Visited Coorain.
(b) Went back to school.
(c) Volunteered.
(d) Helped a sick friend.

4. Why didn't Conway like her mother's psychic group?
(a) She was skeptical.
(b) She was frightened.
(c) She was forced to attend the meetings.
(d) She disliked the other people.

5. Why did Conway develop a fever in Sydney?
(a) A strep infection.
(b) No one knew.
(c) A heart condition.
(d) A flu virus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Ker do before leaving Coorain for Sydney?

2. What job did Conway's mother have before moving to the farm?

3. How did Conway feel after seeing the buildings, in "Recharting the Globe"?

4. Why did Mrs. Ker move to Waitara?

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

(see the answer key)

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