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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Drought.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the oldest of the Conway children?
(a) Mark.
(b) Robert.
(c) Barry.
(d) Jill.

3. What does Coorain mean in the aboriginal language?
(a) Peaceful times.
(b) Rich soil.
(c) Flat land.
(d) Windy place.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the people of Australia not believe in religion?

2. When Conway worked with her father in "Childhood," what things did she ask him?

3. What did Conway say the people of the pasture did for money, in "The West"?

4. When did the terrible drought in "Drought" begin?

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

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