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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. In "Childhood," how did Conway describe her mother's organizational skills?

2. In "Childhood," why did the Kers loose many of their farmhands?

3. What type of dogs live in the Western Plains of New South Wales?

4. How did settling land affect the price when the whites first came to New South Wales?

5. What is the main geographic feature of the Western Plains of New South Wales?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the Ker children educated?

2. What happened to Coorain after Mr. Ker's death?

3. What did Mrs. Ker do after Jill was born, in "Coorain"?

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

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

6. In "Drought," how did World War II affect Australia?

7. How did Conway's parents feel before moving to Coorain?

8. In "The West," what was the effect of the settlers Conway described?

9. How did the silence at Coorain affect the Kers?

10. During World War II, what changed regarding the farm workers at Coorain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Conway use descriptive passages and dialogue to develop scenes in her autobiography? In what way did her use of these techniques mirror fiction? In what way did they not?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two turning points in Conway's childhood.

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