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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Conway was born, how did her mother reduce her workload?
(a) She hired a team of maids and cooks.
(b) She had her husband do some work each day.
(c) She had her sons do the housework.
(d) She just stopped doing the housework.

3. What happened when Mr. Ker left Coorain in "Drought"?
(a) He moved to the city.
(b) He was robbed.
(c) He sold his car.
(d) He was in a car accident.

4. In "Drought," how did Conway receive her education?
(a) From a private tutor.
(b) At a local country school.
(c) At weekly classes in Sydney.
(d) Through a correspondance school.

5. In "Coorain," why didn't Conway's mother have a hysterectomy?
(a) Because her midwife said she didn't need it.
(b) Because she really wanted another child.
(c) Because she couldn't afford it.
(d) Because she didn't like being told what to do.

6. What was the result of Bob McLennan's work at Coorain, in "Childhood"?
(a) They could take a vacation.
(b) They could fire more workers.
(c) They could grow more crops.
(d) They could help the war effort better.

7. When Conway's mother discovered she had uterine growths, why were the doctors concerned?
(a) That they could harm a fetus.
(b) That they could turn cancerous.
(c) That she could bleed to death.
(d) That she couldn't get pregnant again.

8. What did Mrs. Ker do before leaving Coorain for Sydney?
(a) She took pictures of the land.
(b) She left the farm to her sons.
(c) She sold all the sheep.
(d) She found a manager for Coorain.

9. In "Coorain," what excited Conway's father about the land in the Western Division?
(a) The chance to start over.
(b) Hiring people to work for him.
(c) Getting to raise his own livestock.
(d) Being so far away from civilization.

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

11. How did Conway's father receive land in the Western Division?
(a) From his grandfather.
(b) From his former boss.
(c) From being a soldier.
(d) From investing his savings.

12. In "Childhood," what role did Conway take on the farm?
(a) Soil tester.
(b) Milk maid.
(c) Station hand.
(d) Harvester.

13. In "Childhood," what did Conway say she was sure of, regarding her parents?
(a) That she was the favorite child.
(b) That she was well supported financially.
(c) That she had their attention.
(d) That she was on her own.

14. After serving as a solider, why couldn't Conway's father get land?
(a) Because he was poor.
(b) Because he was single.
(c) Because he was too young.
(d) Because he was injured.

15. What does Coorain mean in the aboriginal language?
(a) Windy place.
(b) Peaceful times.
(c) Flat land.
(d) Rich soil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Obecue build for the Kers?

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

4. What job did Conway's mother have before moving to the farm?

5. What was Bob McLennan's main job at Coorain?

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