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

2. In "Recharting the Globe," how long did Conway and her mother stay in England?
(a) Nearly a year.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six days.

3. Why did Conway want to return to Coorain after her first year at college?
(a) She didn't want to return to Coorain.
(b) She wanted to teach the workers.
(c) She wanted to do physical labor.
(d) She wanted to reconnect with the land.

4. How did Conway describe her time in Catalonia?
(a) Busy.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Entertaining.

5. What did Toni say her goal at school was?
(a) To pass her classes without going to lecture.
(b) To meet and marry a professor.
(c) To be the first female in her family to graduate.
(d) To have an article published before she graduated.

6. Why did Mrs. Ker buy a house in Pennant Hills?
(a) Because she received a benefit check from her husband's estate.
(b) Because the housing market was in a slump.
(c) Because it was left to her from an aunt.
(d) Because money from Coorain picked up again.

7. What did the manager of Coorain do while Mrs. Ker was away, in "Recharting the Globe"?
(a) He fired and hired workers.
(b) He quit his job.
(c) He sold off half the sheep.
(d) He did renovations.

8. Why didn't Conway go to the hospital when she was ill, in "Schooling"?
(a) Because she refused.
(b) Because her mother took care of her.
(c) Because they couldn't afford it.
(d) Because they wouldn't admit her.

9. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how long did Barry stay at Coorain?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Seven months.
(d) Eight months.

10. In "The Nardoo Stones," what made Conway consider religion?
(a) Christian poetry.
(b) Speaking with her mother.
(c) Attending class in a chapel.
(d) A painting of the Virgin Mary.

11. How did the doctoral student, in "Recharting the Globe," change Conway's mind?
(a) He reintroduced her to her family history.
(b) He convinced her to remain in academics.
(c) He helped her decide to stay in Australia.
(d) He proved to her that women were valued.

12. In "The Nardoo Stones," why did Conway feel like she couldn't disagree with her mother?
(a) Mrs. Ker stopped talking.
(b) She felt like they were becoming friends.
(c) She didn't want to make her sick.
(d) She didn't want to argue at all.

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

14. In "Schooling," where did Conway and her mother live?
(a) In a room above a garage.
(b) In an upstairs apartment by the ocean.
(c) In a hotel in Sydney.
(d) In a farmhouse in the suburbs.

15. Why did Conway desire to know the history of the brush?
(a) Because it reminded her of her father.
(b) Because it was controversial.
(c) She didn't want to know the history of the bush.
(d) Because it was ignored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Peter Stone different from Australian men, according to Conway?

2. Why did Conway feel frustrated with Australian historians?

3. How did Mrs. Ker help her family avoid feeling sad at Christmas following Bob's death?

4. How did Mrs. Ker help Barry's friends visit him while he stayed at Coorain?

5. In "Finding the Southern Cross," what did Conway stop doing after Bob's death?

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