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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Recharting the Globe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of their trip, in "Recharting the Globe," what did Conway tell her mother?
(a) That she might stay in Europe.
(b) That she needed a loan for graduate school.
(c) That she would attend Barry's wedding.
(d) That she would no longer be living with her.

2. Why did the Kers travel to Sydney, in "Coorain"?
(a) To attend a university.
(b) For medical attention.
(c) To go shopping.
(d) For a vacation.

3. What caused Conway's father to question Catholicism?
(a) Working a farm.
(b) Marrying Conway's mother.
(c) His parents' opinions.
(d) World War I.

4. Why did Mr. Ker hire Bob McLennan?
(a) Because he was a cheap worker.
(b) Because he could work without using gas.
(c) He didn't hire Bob; Bob volunteered.
(d) Because he was a family friend.

5. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how did the Ker's wool business do?
(a) Very well.
(b) Slightly less well.
(c) The same as usual.
(d) Terrible.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Coorain," what did silence do to Conway's mother?

3. Why did Conway want to return to Coorain after her first year at college?

4. Who became the political elite after the settlers landed in New South Wales?

5. According to Conway, what did the "real men" do in Australia?

(see the answer key)

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