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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 "Drought," how did Conway receive her education?
(a) At weekly classes in Sydney.
(b) Through a correspondance school.
(c) From a private tutor.
(d) At a local country school.

2. How many brothers did Conway have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

3. In "The West," when did Conway say Australia had one of the highest per capita incomes in the world?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1918.

4. Why did Mr. Ker tell his daughter to sell Coorain after he died?
(a) So she wouldn't carry debt.
(b) Because it was his and no one else's.
(c) Because she wasn't strong enough to run the farm.
(d) So she could make something of herself.

5. Why did Mrs. Ker refuse to sell Coorain after her husband's death?
(a) Because it reminded her of her husband.
(b) Because it was her home.
(c) Because Bob told her not to.
(d) Because it wasn't worth much money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Coorain," what excited Conway's father about the land in the Western Division?

2. How did Conway's mother feel while in Sydney, in "Coorain"?

3. How did Conway feel while leaving Coorain for Sydney, in "Drought"?

4. In "The West," how long ago did Conway say white settlers came?

5. What did Conway like about seeing her mother at fundraisers in "Childhood"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before moving to Coorain, what did Conway's father do?

2. How did the country boys act in boarding school?

3. How did the silence at Coorain affect the Kers?

4. How did Mrs. Ker's involvement with the Red Cross change her?

5. In "The West," what was the effect of the settlers Conway described?

6. In "The West," what things did Conway say made Australians proud?

7. What happened to Coorain after Mr. Ker's death?

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

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

10. How did the convicts of Australia form the social environment prior to white settlers?

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