View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Nardoo Stones.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Conway decide after her first year at the University of Sydney?
(a) To travel for a semester.
(b) To switch majors.
(c) To drop out.
(d) To transfer.

2. Why was Mr. Ker able to hire people to shear his sheep in "Childhood"?
(a) Because his wife refused to shear sheep anymore.
(b) Because of the money made from selling sheep.
(c) Because of the money made off a land investment.
(d) Because of the money made after his aquafier worked.

3. What was missing from the curriculum of Abbotsleigh?
(a) British colonization.
(b) Progressive ideas.
(c) Historical perspectives.
(d) Advanced math.

4. In "Childhood," how did Mrs. Ker treat her children equally?
(a) They all had the same chores.
(b) They were all taught by the same teacher.
(c) They weren't treated equally.
(d) They were all sent to bed at the same time.

5. Why did Mrs. Ker buy a house in Pennant Hills?
(a) Because it was left to her from an aunt.
(b) Because money from Coorain picked up again.
(c) Because she received a benefit check from her husband's estate.
(d) Because the housing market was in a slump.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Ker like fund-raising for the Red Cross?

2. Why did Mrs. Ker get an award in "Childhood"?

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

4. In "Schooling," where did Conway and her mother live?

5. Why did Conway desire to know the history of the brush?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 326 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample