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

2. In "Drought," what did Bob say about religion?

3. Why was Mr. Ker able to hire people to shear his sheep in "Childhood"?

4. Why did Mrs. Ker refuse to sell Coorain after her husband's death?

5. In "Drought," why couldn't the sheep at Coorain be sheered?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of "Childhood," what did Conway admit about her childhood.

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

3. How did Conway and her mother feel about leaving Coorain after Mr. Ker's death?

4. How did the convicts of Australia form the social environment prior to white settlers?

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

6. How did Mrs. Ker's involvement with the Red Cross change her?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Conway mean by the "world of ideas"? How did this world influence the development of this autobiography?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How did Conway redefine family in her autobiography?

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