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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Childhood.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Coorain," what did silence do to Conway's mother?
(a) Inspiried her.
(b) Frightened her.
(c) Gave her peace.
(d) Nothing, she didn't notice the silence.

2. When Conway's mother discovered she had uterine growths, why were the doctors concerned?
(a) That she couldn't get pregnant again.
(b) That she could bleed to death.
(c) That they could turn cancerous.
(d) That they could harm a fetus.

3. By 1914, what happened to most of the farms in Australia?
(a) They were privatized.
(b) They were broken up.
(c) They had doubled in size.
(d) They were sold to the Americans.

4. In "The West," how long ago did Conway say white settlers came?
(a) 180 years ago.
(b) 100 years ago.
(c) 40 years ago.
(d) 130 years ago.

5. According to Conway, what did the "real men" do in Australia?
(a) Built cities.
(b) Raised children.
(c) Moved away.
(d) Worked hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Childhood," what did Conway say she was sure of, regarding her parents?

2. In "Childhood," what role did Conway take on the farm?

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

4. What is the main geographic feature of the Western Plains of New South Wales?

5. In "Childhood," what moral issues did Conway spend her time thinking about?

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