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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 did Ceylon enlighten Conway's religious education?
(a) She saw a mosque.
(b) She learned about Buddah.
(c) She met a group of Jewish children.
(d) She read the Bible.

2. How did working as a medical practice receptionist change Conway?
(a) She learned practical skills.
(b) It didn't change her.
(c) She discovered her calling.
(d) She became less shy.

3. How did Conway's mother feel about her relationship with Peter?
(a) She hated it.
(b) She loved it.
(c) She forced it.
(d) She supported it.

4. Which philosopher did Conway relate to because of his mother-daughter ideas?
(a) Eliot.
(b) Jung.
(c) Marx.
(d) Fillipe.

5. Why did Conway feel frustrated with Australian historians?
(a) Because they focused on Western history.
(b) Because they focused on modern history.
(c) Because they focused on the elite.
(d) Because they ignored the influence of farmers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mrs. Ker help Barry's friends visit him while he stayed at Coorain?

2. What did studying history in college make Conway worry about?

3. How did Conway describe her time in Catalonia?

4. How did Conway describe the group of girls she served as prefect?

5. How did Conway feel after seeing the buildings, in "Recharting the Globe"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the curriculum at Abbotsleigh?

2. What did the Kers do for Christmas, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?

3. What did Conway want to see during her vacation, in "Recharting the Globe"?

4. In "Recharting the Globe," how did Conway feel about not getting the job with External Affairs?

5. What happened when Conway first returned to school in 1954?

6. In "Finding the Southern Cross," what was life like at Abbotsleigh for Conway?

7. In "Schooling," what did Conway learn about herself?

8. What disagreement did the Kers have about Bob's twenty-first birthday?

9. How did reading Marx affect Conway?

10. What happened when Barry returned to Coorain, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?

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