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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Finding the Southern Cross.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many brothers did Conway have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.
2. Why did Mrs. Ker move to Waitara?
(a) To be closer to the water.
(b) For the better schools.
(c) To own her own house.
(d) To save money.
3. What type of dogs live in the Western Plains of New South Wales?
(a) No dogs live there.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) Herding dogs.
(d) Show dogs.
4. Why did the number of men in Australia outnumber the women, in "The West"?
(a) No one knows.
(b) Because the women were often sick.
(c) Because it was a penal colony.
(d) Because more men settled there.
5. What language did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?
(a) Afrikaan.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) Japanese.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Conway like about seeing her mother at fundraisers in "Childhood"?
2. In "Drought," what did Bob say about religion?
3. Why didn't Conway fit in at public school?
4. How did Conway describe her first months in Sydney?
5. Why did Bob go to Sydney in 1940?
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