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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. Why did Mrs. Ker prefer Spain, in "Recharting the Globe"?

2. Why did Conway feel frustrated with Australian historians?

3. What did Conway consider doing after graduating from Abbotsleigh?

4. How did Conway describe her first months in Sydney?

5. How did Conway's mother feel about her relationship with Peter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What disagreement did the Kers have about Bob's twenty-first birthday?

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

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

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

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

8. What interested Conway most about Ceylon?

9. What happened when Conway questioned her academic future, in "Recharting the Globe"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the role of Coorain in this book? How did it affect the development of Conway's autobiography, and how was it a symbol?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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