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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. At the end of "Finding the Southern Cross," what happened to Mrs. Ker?
(a) She fractured her leg.
(b) She developed a rash.
(c) She broke her wrist.
(d) She caught chickenpox.

2. In "The Nardoo Stones," what career did Barry choose?
(a) To be a realtor.
(b) To be a teacher.
(c) To be a sheep sheerer.
(d) To be a charter pilot.

3. What did most of the girls at Abbotsleigh desire?
(a) To work the same jobs as men.
(b) To be society women.
(c) To marry someone rich.
(d) To move to the United States.

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

5. Why did Mrs. Ker have to find a job in Sydney?
(a) Because her rent went up.
(b) Because Coorain burned.
(c) Because life in the city was expensive.
(d) Because of the drought.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mrs. Ker help her family avoid feeling sad at Christmas following Bob's death?

2. After moving to Sydney, how did Mrs. Ker feel?

3. What made Peter Stone different from Australian men, according to Conway?

4. How did Conway feel when she graduated from Abbotsleigh?

5. How did Conway describe her first months in Sydney?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Even after attending schools near Sydney, why didn't Conway fit in with her peers?

3. How did Mrs. Ker feel about her European vacation in, "Recharting the Globe"?

4. What interested Conway most about Ceylon?

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

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

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

8. What upset Mrs. Ker about the end of her vacation, in "Recharting the Globe"?

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

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

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