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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. How did Conway's father receive land in the Western Division?

2. How did Conway feel while leaving Coorain for Sydney, in "Drought"?

3. Why did the Kers travel to Sydney, in "Coorain"?

4. In "Childhood," what did Conway do at night with her mother?

5. In "Childhood," how did Mrs. Ker treat her children equally?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "The West," what things did Conway say made Australians proud?

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

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

7. In "The West," why did the settlers choose to ranch sheep?

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

9. In "The West," what did Conway say about the women of Australia?

10. What happened to Mrs. Ker's health before the death of her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was gender defined in "The Road from Coorain"? What role does gender play?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role of education and academia in "The Road from Coorain."

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