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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. Why did Mrs. Ker get an award in "Childhood"?
(a) For the amount of money she raised.
(b) For her successful farm.
(c) For her prize-winning sheep.
(d) For her donation to King's School.

2. What type of dogs live in the Western Plains of New South Wales?
(a) Show dogs.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) No dogs live there.
(d) Herding dogs.

3. At the end of "Finding the Southern Cross," what happened to Mrs. Ker?
(a) She broke her wrist.
(b) She fractured her leg.
(c) She caught chickenpox.
(d) She developed a rash.

4. How did Conway describe the group of girls she served as prefect?
(a) Serious.
(b) Noisy.
(c) Young.
(d) Hard-working.

5. Why did Mrs. Ker send Barry back to Coorain, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?
(a) Because she wanted him to work.
(b) Because she didn't trust Coorain's manager.
(c) Barry chose to go back to Coorain on his own.
(d) Because she wanted to be alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Bob McLennan's main job at Coorain?

2. Why did the Ker land venture get off to a bad start?

3. What happened to Mr. Ker during the first dust storm?

4. What did Mrs. Ker do before leaving Coorain for Sydney?

5. How did Conway and her mother travel to Sydney, in "Drought"?

(see the answer key)

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