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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. At the end of their trip, in "Recharting the Globe," what did Conway tell her mother?
(a) That she might stay in Europe.
(b) That she would attend Barry's wedding.
(c) That she needed a loan for graduate school.
(d) That she would no longer be living with her.

2. What is the main geographic feature of the Western Plains of New South Wales?
(a) Grasslands.
(b) Tundra.
(c) Lakes.
(d) Forests.

3. What language did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?
(a) Afrikaan.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Japanese.

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

5. In "Drought," what did Bob say about religion?
(a) That he doubted it.
(b) That he left his church.
(c) That he wanted to convert.
(d) That he refused to read the Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Childhood," how did Conway describe her mother's organizational skills?

2. How did Mrs. Ker help Barry's friends visit him while he stayed at Coorain?

3. After World War I, what identity did Australians take pride in?

4. What history did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh?

5. In the time before World War II, how did the Kers feel about the political events of the world?

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