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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Right Country.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Conway say the people of the pasture did for money, in "The West"?
(a) Kept chickens and other small birds.
(b) Raised sheep and cattle.
(c) Grew wheat to ship overseas.
(d) Sold their land.

2. What buildings did Conway want to see, in "Recharting the Globe"?
(a) The ones she learned about.
(b) The ones her mother preferred.
(c) The ones in her favorite novel.
(d) The newest ones in the European style.

3. According to Conway, what did the "real men" do in Australia?
(a) Moved away.
(b) Raised children.
(c) Worked hard.
(d) Built cities.

4. By 1914, what happened to most of the farms in Australia?
(a) They were privatized.
(b) They had doubled in size.
(c) They were broken up.
(d) They were sold to the Americans.

5. Why did the white settlers come to New South Wales?
(a) Natural resources.
(b) Vacation.
(c) War.
(d) Agriculture.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how did the Ker's wool business do?

2. In "The West," what type of woman was described as being the ideal Australian?

3. Why did Conway desire to know the history of the brush?

4. In "The Right Country," how did the Japanese affect Coorain?

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

(see the answer key)

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