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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Coorain.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many brothers did Conway have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. Why did the Ker land venture get off to a bad start?
(a) They did not buy enough sheep.
(b) There was a lot of disease in the area.
(c) There was a drought.
(d) They weren't educated enough.

4. What type of dogs live in the Western Plains of New South Wales?
(a) Show dogs.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) No dogs live there.
(d) Herding dogs.

5. How many acres did the first generation of settlers settle in New South Wales?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 100,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Conway say it was difficult for Australians to raise cattle?

2. What does Coorain mean in the aboriginal language?

3. In "Coorain," what excited Conway's father about the land in the Western Division?

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

5. As a teenager, to which country did Conway's father feel loyal?

(see the answer key)

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