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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. What history did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh?
(a) Australian history.
(b) American history.
(c) French history.
(d) English history.

2. After visiting England, how did Conway describe English culture?
(a) Painful.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Complicated.
(d) Alien.

3. What language did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?
(a) Afrikaan.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Japanese.

4. In "Schooling," what type of music did Bob play?
(a) Classical.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Rock.
(d) Traditional Australian.

5. Why did Conway want to return to Coorain after her first year at college?
(a) She wanted to reconnect with the land.
(b) She wanted to do physical labor.
(c) She didn't want to return to Coorain.
(d) She wanted to teach the workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Ker prefer Spain, in "Recharting the Globe"?

2. After leaving Spain, in "Recharting the Globe," why did Mrs. Ker become upset?

3. Why did Mrs. Ker move to Waitara?

4. Which philosopher did Conway relate to because of his mother-daughter ideas?

5. After Bob's death, what did Mrs. Ker assume about her remaining children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the curriculum at Abbotsleigh?

2. What interested Conway most about Ceylon?

3. What happened when Conway questioned her academic future, in "Recharting the Globe"?

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

5. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how did Mrs. Ker react to Bob's death?

6. What interested Conway most about her work at the medical office?

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

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

9. How did Conway feel about England after visiting it?

10. What happened when Conway began drinking, in "The Nardoo Stones"?

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