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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 Conway know she could never marry Alec?
(a) His disdain for women.
(b) His travel schedule.
(c) His job.
(d) His religious faith.

2. Why did Mrs. Ker send Barry back to Coorain, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?
(a) Because she didn't trust Coorain's manager.
(b) Barry chose to go back to Coorain on his own.
(c) Because she wanted to be alone.
(d) Because she wanted him to work.

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

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

5. What caused Conway's father to question Catholicism?
(a) His parents' opinions.
(b) World War I.
(c) Marrying Conway's mother.
(d) Working a farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Conway describe her time in Catalonia?

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

3. At the end of "Finding the Southern Cross," what happened to Mrs. Ker?

4. What did Conway like best about her assistant position in the history department?

5. In "Childhood," what did Conway say her early years may have looked like?

(see the answer key)

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