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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Conway rejected from the Department of External Affairs?
(a) Because she was a girl.
(b) Because she was young.
(c) Because her grades were poor.
(d) Because she was late to the interview.

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

3. Why did Mrs. Ker have to find a job in Sydney?
(a) Because her rent went up.
(b) Because Coorain burned.
(c) Because life in the city was expensive.
(d) Because of the drought.

4. How did realizing the professional barriers facing women change Conway's opinion of her mother?
(a) She disliked her philosophy.
(b) She pitied her more.
(c) She understood her better.
(d) Her opinion stayed the same.

5. What did Conway consider doing after graduating from Abbotsleigh?
(a) Learning a third language.
(b) Traveling Europe.
(c) Going to college.
(d) Working at Coorain.

6. At the end of their trip, in "Recharting the Globe," what did Conway tell her mother?
(a) That she would no longer be living with her.
(b) That she needed a loan for graduate school.
(c) That she would attend Barry's wedding.
(d) That she might stay in Europe.

7. In "The Nardoo Stones," who does Conway begin going to the bar with?
(a) Her roommates.
(b) A writers' guild.
(c) A pair of twins.
(d) A group of communists.

8. What language did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?
(a) French.
(b) Afrikaan.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Spanish.

9. After moving to Sydney, how did Mrs. Ker feel?
(a) She became sadder.
(b) Her health improved.
(c) She started to go out on the town.
(d) Her feet became sore.

10. In "The Nardoo Stones," what career did Barry choose?
(a) To be a sheep sheerer.
(b) To be a realtor.
(c) To be a teacher.
(d) To be a charter pilot.

11. Why did Mrs. Ker move to Waitara?
(a) To save money.
(b) To be closer to the water.
(c) For the better schools.
(d) To own her own house.

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

13. What made Mrs. Ker leave her psychic group?
(a) One of the members robbed her.
(b) She felt like she was being harrassed.
(c) She couldn't afford the club's dues.
(d) One of the members hit on her daughter.

14. How did Ceylon enlighten Conway's religious education?
(a) She met a group of Jewish children.
(b) She learned about Buddah.
(c) She saw a mosque.
(d) She read the Bible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did studying history in college make Conway worry about?

2. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how long did Barry stay at Coorain?

3. What did the manager of Coorain do while Mrs. Ker was away, in "Recharting the Globe"?

4. How did Conway describe her first months in Sydney?

5. How did Conway's mother feel about her relationship with Peter?

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