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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Conway desire to know the history of the brush?
(a) Because it reminded her of her father.
(b) Because it was ignored.
(c) Because it was controversial.
(d) She didn't want to know the history of the bush.

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

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

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

5. When Conway lost weight, what else did she do?
(a) Began teaching nutrition.
(b) Began going out at night.
(c) Began writing down exercise regimens.
(d) Began dressing more fashionably.

6. Why did a housing black market appear in Sydney?
(a) Because they stopped building during the war.
(b) Because there was no government in Sydney after the war.
(c) Because rent prices were controlled by the government.
(d) Because the Americans took over the housing market.

7. After leaving Spain, in "Recharting the Globe," why did Mrs. Ker become upset?
(a) She was homesick.
(b) She couldn't keep up with Conway any longer.
(c) She knew she was drinking too much.
(d) She recieved a letter from Barry.

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

9. Why did Conway want to return to Coorain after her first year at college?
(a) She wanted to do physical labor.
(b) She wanted to reconnect with the land.
(c) She wanted to teach the workers.
(d) She didn't want to return to Coorain.

10. At Abbotsleigh, what was Conway trained to believe about herself?
(a) That she should always be respectful.
(b) That she was a leader.
(c) That she was meant to be someone's husband.
(d) That she knew more than her mother.

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

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

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

14. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how long did Barry stay at Coorain?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Seven months.

15. How did Conway feel about being a colonial, in "Recharting the Globe"?
(a) She didn't care.
(b) She loved it.
(c) She hated it.
(d) She was torn over it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Conway describe her time in Catalonia?

3. In "The Nardoo Stones," why did Conway feel like she couldn't disagree with her mother?

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

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

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