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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Conway feel about school work at Queenwood?
(a) She didn't have any school work.
(b) She felt it was easy.
(c) She couldn't understand any of it.
(d) She struggled with it.

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

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

5. What made Peter Stone different from Australian men, according to Conway?
(a) His physical abilities.
(b) His poltical beliefs.
(c) His height.
(d) His love of smart women.

6. How did Conway describe the group of girls she served as prefect?
(a) Noisy.
(b) Young.
(c) Hard-working.
(d) Serious.

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

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

9. What did most of the girls at Abbotsleigh desire?
(a) To move to the United States.
(b) To work the same jobs as men.
(c) To marry someone rich.
(d) To be society women.

10. Why did Conway develop a fever in Sydney?
(a) A flu virus.
(b) A strep infection.
(c) A heart condition.
(d) No one knew.

11. After visiting England, what did Conway not like about the English?
(a) They looked down on Australians.
(b) They didn't value their history.
(c) They were dressed out of fashion.
(d) They spoke poor English.

12. When did Conway decide to focus on history at college?
(a) Her fourth year.
(b) Her third year.
(c) Her second year.
(d) Her first year.

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

14. In "Finding the Southern Cross," what did Conway stop doing after Bob's death?
(a) Sleeping at night.
(b) Reading with her mother.
(c) Playing the piano.
(d) Doing her homework.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ceylon enlighten Conway's religious education?

2. At the end of their trip, in "Recharting the Globe," what did Conway tell her mother?

3. Why did Conway feel frustrated with Australian historians?

4. Why did Conway desire to know the history of the brush?

5. What history did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh?

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