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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 "Childhood," what did Conway do at night with her mother?
(a) Clean.
(b) Write poetry.
(c) Read.
(d) Sew.

2. What is remarkable about most of the birds that live in the Western Plains of New South Wales?
(a) They follow people around.
(b) They can not fly.
(c) They are all minature.
(d) They do not sing.

3. What happened to cause Australia to break loyalty with England during World War II?
(a) They declared their independence.
(b) They stopped buying English products.
(c) They refused to sent their military to help England.
(d) They asked the United States for help.

4. How old did Conway say she was before she met another female child?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Nine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Conway was born, how did her mother reduce her workload?

2. Why did the Kers send Barry to King's School?

3. How many brothers did Conway have?

4. In "Childhood," what did Conway say she was sure of, regarding her parents?

5. Why did Mrs. Ker like fund-raising for the Red Cross?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the Ker children educated?

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

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

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

5. Why were Conway's parents married in a protestant service?

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

7. In "The West," why did the settlers choose to ranch sheep?

8. In "Childhood," what did Conway say happened to the farm in the time before World War II?

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

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

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