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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 Mrs. Ker help Barry's friends visit him while he stayed at Coorain?

2. How did Conway feel after seeing the buildings, in "Recharting the Globe"?

3. How did Conway feel about being a colonial, in "Recharting the Globe"?

4. Why did Conway begin drinking too much, in "The Nardoo Stones"?

5. What language did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Conway decide to drop out of college after her first year?

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. How did reading Marx affect Conway?

7. What happened when Conway first returned to school in 1954?

8. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how did Mrs. Ker react to Bob's death?

9. What happened when Conway began drinking, in "The Nardoo Stones"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two turning points in Conway's childhood.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze religion as a theme in "The Road from Coorain."

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