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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Recharting the Globe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Bob's death, what did Mrs. Ker assume about her remaining children?
(a) That they would die accidental deaths.
(b) That they would die before she did.
(c) That they would send her to a hospital.
(d) That they would walk out on her.

2. What did Conway like about seeing her mother at fundraisers in "Childhood"?
(a) Seeing her mother give speeches.
(b) Seeing her mother dressed up.
(c) Seeing her mother work hard.
(d) Seeing her mother sing.

3. How did Conway feel about school work at Queenwood?
(a) She felt it was easy.
(b) She struggled with it.
(c) She didn't have any school work.
(d) She couldn't understand any of it.

4. What about Ceylon made Conway resent the British?
(a) The language.
(b) The poverty.
(c) The wealth.
(d) The crime.

5. After Bob's death, what did Mrs. Ker do to feel needed?
(a) Visited Coorain.
(b) Went back to school.
(c) Volunteered.
(d) Helped a sick friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The West," how long ago did Conway say white settlers came?

2. How did Conway feel about being a colonial, in "Recharting the Globe"?

3. How old was Conway during the great rain described, in "Childhood"?

4. Why did a housing black market appear in Sydney?

5. How old did Conway say she was before she met another female child?

(see the answer key)

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