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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. Why did the Ker land venture get off to a bad start?

2. In "Drought," what made the Kers decide to go into debt?

3. In "Coorain," why didn't Conway's mother have a hysterectomy?

4. In "Coorain," what did silence do to Conway's mother?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Mr. Ker die?

8. How were the Ker children educated?

9. What did Mrs. Ker learn when she visited a doctor, in "Coorain"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine how Conway incorporates external, world history events in her book.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the relationship between Australia and Europe in "The Road from Coorain."

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