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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After World War I, what identity did Australians take pride in?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Native to the land.
(c) War hungry.
(d) English speaking.

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

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

4. Why did Conway's mother dislike the farm in the Western Division in "Coorain"?
(a) Because she disliked her husband.
(b) Because she was from the city.
(c) Because she was a difficult woman.
(d) Because she felt like it wasn't her land.

5. What happened to Mr. Ker during the first dust storm?
(a) He had nightmares.
(b) He inhaled dust.
(c) He yelled at the neighbors.
(d) He left the house for a week.

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

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

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

9. Why did the Kers send Barry to King's School?
(a) To free him from the country.
(b) To learn business.
(c) To find a job there.
(d) To watch his brother.

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

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

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

13. Why did the Ker land venture get off to a bad start?
(a) They weren't educated enough.
(b) There was a drought.
(c) They did not buy enough sheep.
(d) There was a lot of disease in the area.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Drought," why couldn't the sheep at Coorain be sheered?

2. After serving as a solider, why couldn't Conway's father get land?

3. In "The West," why did Conway say Australian woman had to be good with water?

4. In "Drought," what did Bob say about religion?

5. In "Coorain," what did silence do to Conway's mother?

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