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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The West," how many acres did the settlers end up with?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 850,000.
(c) 1,000,000.
(d) 350,000.

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

3. In "The West," why did Conway say Australian woman had to be good with water?
(a) Because it was the main source of money.
(b) Because there wasn't enough water.
(c) Because Australians were big boaters.
(d) Because the women had to be clean.

4. In "Childhood," what did Conway say her early years may have looked like?
(a) Uneducated.
(b) Hard-working.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Stressful.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Childhood," how did Conway describe her mother's organizational skills?

3. What was Bob McLennan's main job at Coorain?

4. In "Coorain," what did silence do to Conway's mother?

5. In "Childhood," what did Conway do at night with her mother?

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