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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Conway's mother discovered she had uterine growths, why were the doctors concerned?
(a) That she couldn't get pregnant again.
(b) That they could turn cancerous.
(c) That she could bleed to death.
(d) That they could harm a fetus.

2. What did Angus tell Conway after her father's death?
(a) That she needs to work more at Coorain.
(b) That she should let her mother take a vacation.
(c) That she should go to church.
(d) That she should leave Coorain.

3. 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.

4. What did Conway say the people of the pasture did for money, in "The West"?
(a) Grew wheat to ship overseas.
(b) Sold their land.
(c) Kept chickens and other small birds.
(d) Raised sheep and cattle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did the white settlers come to New South Wales?

4. As a child, how did Conway describe Bob?

5. Why did Mr. Ker tell his daughter to sell Coorain after he died?

(see the answer key)

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