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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," what did Conway say her early years may have looked like?

2. When Conway worked with her father in "Childhood," what things did she ask him?

3. Who became the political elite after the settlers landed in New South Wales?

4. How long did it take for the Kers to earn money from their sheep in Coorain?

5. What was the result of Bob McLennan's work at Coorain, in "Childhood"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "Childhood," what did Conway say happened to the farm in the time before World War II?

6. How did the country boys act in boarding school?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role did drug and alcohol abuse play in Conway's autobiography?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance of class/social structures and hierarchies in this book.

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