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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Recharting the Globe," how did Conway feel about the barriers facing women?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Entertained.
(c) Worried.
(d) Hopeful.

2. 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 might stay in Europe.
(d) That she would attend Barry's wedding.

3. 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 argue at all.
(d) She didn't want to make her sick.

4. In "Schooling," what type of music did Bob play?
(a) Rock.
(b) Classical.
(c) Traditional Australian.
(d) Jazz.

5. At the end of "Finding the Southern Cross," what happened to Mrs. Ker?
(a) She developed a rash.
(b) She broke her wrist.
(c) She fractured her leg.
(d) She caught chickenpox.

6. What buildings did Conway want to see, in "Recharting the Globe"?
(a) The ones she learned about.
(b) The ones in her favorite novel.
(c) The ones her mother preferred.
(d) The newest ones in the European style.

7. Why did Mrs. Ker prefer Spain, in "Recharting the Globe"?
(a) She loved the ocean views.
(b) She liked Latin culture.
(c) She could speak Spanish.
(d) She enjoyed the Spanish men.

8. What did studying history in college make Conway worry about?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her legacy.
(c) Her health.
(d) Her money.

9. What about Ceylon made Conway resent the British?
(a) The wealth.
(b) The crime.
(c) The poverty.
(d) The language.

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

11. How did Mrs. Ker help Barry's friends visit him while he stayed at Coorain?
(a) She let Barry come home each weekend.
(b) She bought him a plane.
(c) She bought Barry's friends train tickets.
(d) She let him borrow her car.

12. How did Bob die?
(a) A car accident.
(b) Drowning.
(c) An illness.
(d) A train accident.

13. Why didn't Conway fit in at public school?
(a) Because of her brush accent.
(b) Because of her hair color.
(c) Because of her mother's wealth.
(d) Because of her British manners and English.

14. How did Conway feel after seeing the buildings, in "Recharting the Globe"?
(a) Satisfied.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Worried.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Conway feel when she first attended Queenwood School?

2. During their trip to Europe, in "Recharting the Globe," what country did Conway and her mother visit first?

3. Why did Mrs. Ker dislike the medieval architecture, in "Recharting the Globe"?

4. In "Recharting the Globe," how long did Conway and her mother stay in England?

5. Why did Mrs. Ker move to Waitara?

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