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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. After visiting England, how did Conway describe English culture?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Painful.
(c) Alien.
(d) Beautiful.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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 her rent went up.
(d) Because of the drought.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Bob's death, what did Mrs. Ker do to feel needed?

2. What did Toni say her goal at school was?

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

4. In "The Nardoo Stones," what career did Barry choose?

5. How did Conway describe the group of girls she served as prefect?

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