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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 moral issues did Conway spend her time thinking about?
(a) Education.
(b) Killing.
(c) Government taxes.
(d) Stealing.

2. What caused Conway's father to question Catholicism?
(a) Marrying Conway's mother.
(b) His parents' opinions.
(c) Working a farm.
(d) World War I.

3. What happened when Mr. Ker left Coorain in "Drought"?
(a) He sold his car.
(b) He was robbed.
(c) He moved to the city.
(d) He was in a car accident.

4. Why did the Kers travel to Sydney, in "Coorain"?
(a) To go shopping.
(b) For a vacation.
(c) For medical attention.
(d) To attend a university.

5. In "The West," how long ago did Conway say white settlers came?
(a) 100 years ago.
(b) 40 years ago.
(c) 180 years ago.
(d) 130 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Childhood," why did the Kers loose many of their farmhands?

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

3. When Conway's mother discovered she had uterine growths, why were the doctors concerned?

4. What is the main geographic feature of the Western Plains of New South Wales?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The West," what did Conway say about the women of Australia?

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

4. In "The West," how were the Western Plains described?

5. In "Drought," how did World War II affect Australia?

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

7. How did Mr. Ker die?

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

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

10. Why did the rich men of Australia maintain a rough appearance in the early 20th century?

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