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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did the people of Australia not believe in religion?
(a) Because they were segregated from it.
(b) Because they felt God had failed them.
(c) Because they had belief in science.
(d) Because the world was hostile.

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

4. How did Conway and her mother travel to Sydney, in "Drought"?
(a) By plane.
(b) By boat.
(c) By car.
(d) By train.

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

6. In "Childhood," what did Conway do at night with her mother?
(a) Write poetry.
(b) Read.
(c) Sew.
(d) Clean.

7. What did Obecue build for the Kers?
(a) A shearing shed.
(b) A barn.
(c) An addition on their house.
(d) A water aquafier.

8. How did settling land affect the price when the whites first came to New South Wales?
(a) It didn't change the price.
(b) It made it cheap.
(c) It made it more expensive.
(d) It changed depending on the crops.

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

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

11. How old did Conway say she was before she met another female child?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Five.
(d) Eleven.

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

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

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

15. What was Bob McLennan's main job at Coorain?
(a) To find water.
(b) To sell water.
(c) To manage the other workers.
(d) To fix the water filter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Ker get an award in "Childhood"?

2. What is the main geographic feature of the Western Plains of New South Wales?

3. Why did Bob go to Sydney in 1940?

4. What happened when Mr. Ker left Coorain in "Drought"?

5. In the time before World War II, how did the Kers feel about the political events of the world?

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