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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. How does ground water affect the vegetation of the Western Plains of New South Wales?
(a) It brings pests to the trees.
(b) It can kill off the native plants.
(c) It often brings water plants onto the land.
(d) It determines the size of the brush.

2. While at Coorain, what did Conway's father do at night?
(a) Worked on his records.
(b) Wrote.
(c) Read.
(d) Cleaned the house.

3. Why did the white settlers come to New South Wales?
(a) Natural resources.
(b) Vacation.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) War.

4. In "Drought," why couldn't the sheep at Coorain be sheered?
(a) Because the sheering equipment was broken.
(b) Because the sheep were all missing or dead.
(c) Because there weren't enough people to do it.
(d) Because they were too weak.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Conway's mother feel about her housework at Coorain?

3. In "Coorain," what did silence do to Conway's mother?

4. In "The West," why did Conway say Australian woman had to be good with water?

5. What happened when Mr. Ker left Coorain in "Drought"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Mr. Ker die?

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

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

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

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

10. Before the white settles came to New South Wales, what other people were there?

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