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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Finding the Southern Cross.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Conway feel about school work at Queenwood?
(a) She didn't have any school work.
(b) She felt it was easy.
(c) She struggled with it.
(d) She couldn't understand any of it.

2. In "The West," when did Conway say Australia had one of the highest per capita incomes in the world?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1919.

3. In "Coorain," what does Conway remember about life at home with her mother and brothers?
(a) Chores and singing.
(b) Chasing sheep and going to school.
(c) Cooking and playing.
(d) Reading and sewing.

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

5. How were Mrs. Ker's finances affected after Mr. Ker's death?
(a) She had to get her own titles to the land and cars.
(b) Her checking account was frozen.
(c) She had to pay back taxes.
(d) Her assests were merged into his estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Drought," why couldn't the sheep at Coorain be sheered?

2. What did Angus tell Conway after her father's death?

3. What happened when Mr. Ker left Coorain in "Drought"?

4. What happened to cause Australia to break loyalty with England during World War II?

5. What caused Conway's father to question Catholicism?

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