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

2. Why didn't Conway fit in at public school?
(a) Because of her mother's wealth.
(b) Because of her hair color.
(c) Because of her British manners and English.
(d) Because of her brush accent.

3. What is the main geographic feature of the Western Plains of New South Wales?
(a) Lakes.
(b) Forests.
(c) Tundra.
(d) Grasslands.

4. How did Conway feel about public school?
(a) Like it was beneath her.
(b) It reminded her of the brush.
(c) Like it was a gift.
(d) It scared her.

5. What did Angus tell Conway after her father's death?
(a) That she should let her mother take a vacation.
(b) That she should go to church.
(c) That she needs to work more at Coorain.
(d) That she should leave Coorain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Conway's mother feel while in Sydney, in "Coorain"?

2. How did settling land affect the price when the whites first came to New South Wales?

3. After World War I, what identity did Australians take pride in?

4. How did Mrs. Ker help Barry's friends visit him while he stayed at Coorain?

5. After Conway was born, how did her mother reduce her workload?

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