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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. In "Coorain," what excited Conway's father about the land in the Western Division?
(a) Hiring people to work for him.
(b) Getting to raise his own livestock.
(c) The chance to start over.
(d) Being so far away from civilization.

2. What is remarkable about most of the birds that live in the Western Plains of New South Wales?
(a) They do not sing.
(b) They are all minature.
(c) They follow people around.
(d) They can not fly.

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

4. Why didn't Conway go to the hospital when she was ill, in "Schooling"?
(a) Because they couldn't afford it.
(b) Because her mother took care of her.
(c) Because she refused.
(d) Because they wouldn't admit her.

5. In "The West," how long ago did Conway say white settlers came?
(a) 130 years ago.
(b) 100 years ago.
(c) 180 years ago.
(d) 40 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Mrs. Ker help her family avoid feeling sad at Christmas following Bob's death?

3. How did Ceylon enlighten Conway's religious education?

4. At the end of "Finding the Southern Cross," what happened to Mrs. Ker?

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

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