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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After serving as a solider, why couldn't Conway's father get land?
(a) Because he was injured.
(b) Because he was single.
(c) Because he was poor.
(d) Because he was too young.

2. Why did the number of men in Australia outnumber the women, in "The West"?
(a) Because the women were often sick.
(b) Because more men settled there.
(c) Because it was a penal colony.
(d) No one knows.

3. Why did the Kers send Barry to King's School?
(a) To find a job there.
(b) To watch his brother.
(c) To learn business.
(d) To free him from the country.

4. How long did it take for the Kers to earn money from their sheep in Coorain?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Mr. Ker able to hire people to shear his sheep in "Childhood"?

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

3. What was Conway's father's first job?

4. Why did Conway's mother avoid the Catholic church?

5. How did Conway's mother feel about her housework at Coorain?

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