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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While at Coorain, what did Conway's father do at night?
(a) Wrote.
(b) Cleaned the house.
(c) Worked on his records.
(d) Read.

2. After Conway was born, how did her mother reduce her workload?
(a) She had her husband do some work each day.
(b) She hired a team of maids and cooks.
(c) She had her sons do the housework.
(d) She just stopped doing the housework.

3. By 1914, what happened to most of the farms in Australia?
(a) They had doubled in size.
(b) They were broken up.
(c) They were privatized.
(d) They were sold to the Americans.

4. How does ground water affect the vegetation of the Western Plains of New South Wales?
(a) It often brings water plants onto the land.
(b) It brings pests to the trees.
(c) It determines the size of the brush.
(d) It can kill off the native plants.

5. How did Conway's mother feel about her housework at Coorain?
(a) She hated it.
(b) She was fearful of getting too much work.
(c) She loved it.
(d) She was proud of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Ker land venture get off to a bad start?

2. After serving as a solider, why couldn't Conway's father get land?

3. After World War I, what identity did Australians take pride in?

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

5. In "The West," what did Conway say planned enterprises did for the settlers?

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