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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. In "The Nardoo Stones," what career did Barry choose?
(a) To be a teacher.
(b) To be a realtor.
(c) To be a charter pilot.
(d) To be a sheep sheerer.

2. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how did the Ker's wool business do?
(a) Very well.
(b) Slightly less well.
(c) The same as usual.
(d) Terrible.

3. How did settling land affect the price when the whites first came to New South Wales?
(a) It made it cheap.
(b) It made it more expensive.
(c) It didn't change the price.
(d) It changed depending on the crops.

4. How did Conway feel when she first attended Queenwood School?
(a) Foreign.
(b) Smart.
(c) In trouble.
(d) Pretty.

5. How did Conway feel about public school?
(a) It scared her.
(b) It reminded her of the brush.
(c) Like it was a gift.
(d) Like it was beneath her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Ker get an award in "Childhood"?

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

3. How does ground water affect the vegetation of the Western Plains of New South Wales?

4. How did the doctoral student, in "Recharting the Globe," change Conway's mind?

5. What happened when Mr. Ker left Coorain in "Drought"?

(see the answer key)

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