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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mr. Ker talk to before leaving, in "Drought"?
(a) Bill.
(b) Bob.
(c) No one.
(d) Conway.

2. In "The West," what type of woman was described as being the ideal Australian?
(a) A poet.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A domestic queen.
(d) A manager.

3. In "Childhood," how did Conway describe her mother's organizational skills?
(a) As being powerful.
(b) As being misguided.
(c) As being weak.
(d) As being hilarious.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Ker refuse to sell Coorain after her husband's death?

2. In "Drought," what did Bob say about religion?

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

4. How did Conway's father receive land in the Western Division?

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

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