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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After visiting England, what did Conway feel had merged with the British Empire?
(a) Asia.
(b) Women.
(c) Northern Africa.
(d) The church.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What history did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh?
(a) American history.
(b) French history.
(c) Australian history.
(d) English history.

8. In "Recharting the Globe," what did Conway say women lacked?
(a) Money.
(b) Creative outlets.
(c) Political influence.
(d) Educational opportunities.

9. After Bob's death, what did Mrs. Ker assume about her remaining children?
(a) That they would walk out on her.
(b) That they would send her to a hospital.
(c) That they would die accidental deaths.
(d) That they would die before she did.

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

11. Why didn't Conway like her mother's psychic group?
(a) She was frightened.
(b) She was skeptical.
(c) She disliked the other people.
(d) She was forced to attend the meetings.

12. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how did the Ker's wool business do?
(a) The same as usual.
(b) Slightly less well.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Very well.

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

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

15. During their trip to Europe, in "Recharting the Globe," what country did Conway and her mother visit first?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Portugal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Ker move to Waitara?

2. When Conway lost weight, what else did she do?

3. After leaving Spain, in "Recharting the Globe," why did Mrs. Ker become upset?

4. How did Bob die?

5. Why did a housing black market appear in Sydney?

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