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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 "Schooling," where did Conway and her mother live?
(a) In a room above a garage.
(b) In an upstairs apartment by the ocean.
(c) In a farmhouse in the suburbs.
(d) In a hotel in Sydney.

2. Why did Conway develop a fever in Sydney?
(a) A flu virus.
(b) A strep infection.
(c) No one knew.
(d) A heart condition.

3. Why did Conway desire to know the history of the brush?
(a) Because it was controversial.
(b) Because it reminded her of her father.
(c) Because it was ignored.
(d) She didn't want to know the history of the bush.

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

5. What did Toni say her goal at school was?
(a) To be the first female in her family to graduate.
(b) To have an article published before she graduated.
(c) To pass her classes without going to lecture.
(d) To meet and marry a professor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Conway decide after her first year at the University of Sydney?

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

4. What did the manager of Coorain do while Mrs. Ker was away, in "Recharting the Globe"?

5. What did most of the girls at Abbotsleigh desire?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Conway feel about her mother's psychic research group?

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

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

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

5. What was the curriculum at Abbotsleigh?

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

7. Why did Conway decide to drop out of college after her first year?

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

9. What were the first few months in Sydney like for Conway and her mother?

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

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