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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Drought," why couldn't the sheep at Coorain be sheered?
(a) Because the sheep were all missing or dead.
(b) Because they were too weak.
(c) Because there weren't enough people to do it.
(d) Because the sheering equipment was broken.

2. Why did Mr. Ker tell his daughter to sell Coorain after he died?
(a) So she could make something of herself.
(b) Because she wasn't strong enough to run the farm.
(c) Because it was his and no one else's.
(d) So she wouldn't carry debt.

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

4. Why did Mrs. Ker like fund-raising for the Red Cross?
(a) She felt useful.
(b) She enjoyed the praise.
(c) She liked the socialization.
(d) She disliked fundraisers.

5. Why did Bob go to Sydney in 1940?
(a) For boarding school.
(b) For work.
(c) To take a long vacation.
(d) To study medicine.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did Conway's family collect water at Coorain?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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