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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the terrible drought in "Drought" begin?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1959.

3. Why was Conway sent away from home after the dust storm?
(a) Because Mrs. Ker needed surgery.
(b) To protect her health.
(c) To give her a better education.
(d) Because she had gotten in trouble.

4. In "The West," what did Conway say planned enterprises did for the settlers?
(a) Brought more women to the land.
(b) Made some of them rich.
(c) Ruined some of their finances.
(d) Sent some of them to jail.

5. In "Childhood," what did Conway say her early years may have looked like?
(a) Stressful.
(b) Uneducated.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Hard-working.

6. Why did Mrs. Ker help the Red Cross?
(a) To help the war effort.
(b) Because Conway wanted to get involved.
(c) Because they helped her.
(d) To get out of the house.

7. Why did the Kers travel to Sydney, in "Coorain"?
(a) To go shopping.
(b) To attend a university.
(c) For medical attention.
(d) For a vacation.

8. In "The West," how many acres did the settlers end up with?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 850,000.
(c) 350,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

9. How many brothers did Conway have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

10. In "Childhood," why did the Kers loose many of their farmhands?
(a) They were drafted into the war.
(b) They found better jobs.
(c) They were old and retired.
(d) They moved to different countries.

11. In "The West," how did Conway describe the virtues of Australia?
(a) Troubled.
(b) Loose.
(c) Stoic.
(d) Firm.

12. Why did the number of men in Australia outnumber the women, in "The West"?
(a) No one knows.
(b) Because it was a penal colony.
(c) Because the women were often sick.
(d) Because more men settled there.

13. In "The West," why did Conway say Australians kept a working class style?
(a) Because few lived in cities.
(b) Because it frightened visitors.
(c) Because it was all they could afford.
(d) Australians didn't keep a working class style.

14. In "The West," when did Conway say Australia had one of the highest per capita incomes in the world?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1921.

15. What did Conway like about seeing her mother at fundraisers in "Childhood"?
(a) Seeing her mother work hard.
(b) Seeing her mother sing.
(c) Seeing her mother give speeches.
(d) Seeing her mother dressed up.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Childhood," how did Mrs. Ker treat her children equally?

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

3. In "Childhood," what role did Conway take on the farm?

4. Why did Conway's mother avoid the Catholic church?

5. What happened to Mr. Ker during the first dust storm?

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