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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. Why did Mrs. Ker have to find a job in Sydney?
(a) Because her rent went up.
(b) Because Coorain burned.
(c) Because life in the city was expensive.
(d) Because of the drought.

2. In "Schooling," where did Conway and her mother live?
(a) In a hotel in Sydney.
(b) In a room above a garage.
(c) In an upstairs apartment by the ocean.
(d) In a farmhouse in the suburbs.

3. Who was the oldest of the Conway children?
(a) Barry.
(b) Mark.
(c) Robert.
(d) Jill.

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

5. What history did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh?
(a) English history.
(b) Australian history.
(c) French history.
(d) American history.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Conway's mother feel about her relationship with Peter?

2. Why didn't Conway fit in at public school?

3. In "Childhood," what did Conway say she was sure of, regarding her parents?

4. After visiting England, what did Conway feel had merged with the British Empire?

5. Why did Mrs. Ker refuse to sell Coorain after her husband's death?

(see the answer key)

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