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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 "Finding the Southern Cross," how did the Ker's wool business do?

2. How did Conway describe the group of girls she served as prefect?

3. After visiting England, what did Conway not like about the English?

4. How did Conway feel when she first attended Queenwood School?

5. In "The Nardoo Stones," what made Conway consider religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Schooling," what did Conway learn about herself?

2. What upset Mrs. Ker about the end of her vacation, in "Recharting the Globe"?

3. What interested Conway most about her work at the medical office?

4. What happened when Barry returned to Coorain, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?

5. What did the Kers do for Christmas, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?

6. In "Recharting the Globe," how did Conway feel about not getting the job with External Affairs?

7. How did reading Marx affect Conway?

8. What interested Conway most about Ceylon?

9. How did Mrs. Ker feel about her European vacation in, "Recharting the Globe"?

10. What was the curriculum at Abbotsleigh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the titles of the chapters in this book. What do they symbolize? Foreshadow? What made the titles effective or ineffective?

Essay Topic 2

How did Conway use descriptive passages and dialogue to develop scenes in her autobiography? In what way did her use of these techniques mirror fiction? In what way did they not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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