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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. What did Conway say the people of the pasture did for money, in "The West"?

2. Who was the oldest of the Conway children?

3. What did Conway like about seeing her mother at fundraisers in "Childhood"?

4. After Conway was born, how did her mother reduce her workload?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did the rich men of Australia maintain a rough appearance in the early 20th century?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Australian history as a motif in "The Road from Coorain".

Essay Topic 2

How was Conway herself colonized? How did she compare this to Australia?

Essay Topic 3

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

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