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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Coorain," what does Conway remember about life at home with her mother and brothers?

3. Why did Conway's mother dislike the farm in the Western Division in "Coorain"?

4. Why did the number of men in Australia outnumber the women, in "The West"?

5. In "Drought," how did Conway receive her education?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Conway's relationship with her brothers like when she was a chilld?

2. What was Conway's life like when she joined her father in working the farm, in "Childhood"?

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

4. What did the Kers do after they began to make money from the land at Coorain?

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

6. In "The West," how were the Western Plains described?

7. How did Mr. Ker die?

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

9. Why were Conway's parents married in a protestant service?

10. Why did Conway's mother leave her parents' home before she was married?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Conway's romantic relationships.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the titles of the chapters in this book. What do they symbolize? Foreshadow? What made the titles effective or ineffective?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Conway's ideas about mother-daughter relationships as found in this book.

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