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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Coorain," why didn't Conway's mother have a hysterectomy?
(a) Because her midwife said she didn't need it.
(b) Because she couldn't afford it.
(c) Because she didn't like being told what to do.
(d) Because she really wanted another child.

2. What happened to Mr. Ker during the first dust storm?
(a) He yelled at the neighbors.
(b) He left the house for a week.
(c) He had nightmares.
(d) He inhaled dust.

3. Who did Mr. Ker talk to before leaving, in "Drought"?
(a) Bill.
(b) Bob.
(c) No one.
(d) Conway.

4. After serving as a solider, why couldn't Conway's father get land?
(a) Because he was injured.
(b) Because he was too young.
(c) Because he was poor.
(d) Because he was single.

5. When did the terrible drought in "Drought" begin?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1941.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Obecue build for the Kers?

2. What did Conway say the people of the pasture did for money, in "The West"?

3. As a child, how did Conway describe Bob?

4. In "Drought," why couldn't the sheep at Coorain be sheered?

5. As a teenager, to which country did Conway's father feel loyal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mrs. Ker do after Jill was born, in "Coorain"?

2. What happened to Mrs. Ker's health before the death of her husband?

3. How did Conway's parents feel before moving to Coorain?

4. What did the Kers do after they began to make money from the land at Coorain?

5. What did Mrs. Ker learn when she visited a doctor, in "Coorain"?

6. What was Conway's relationship with her brothers like when she was a chilld?

7. At the end of "Childhood," what did Conway admit about her childhood.

8. How did the dust storms of the 1940s affect Coorain?

9. What was Conway's life like when she joined her father in working the farm, in "Childhood"?

10. How did Conway and her mother feel about leaving Coorain after Mr. Ker's death?

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