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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. How many brothers did Conway have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

2. 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.

3. What did Conway say the people of the pasture did for money, in "The West"?
(a) Sold their land.
(b) Kept chickens and other small birds.
(c) Grew wheat to ship overseas.
(d) Raised sheep and cattle.

4. How many acres did the first generation of settlers settle in New South Wales?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 100,000.

5. In "Coorain," why didn't Conway's mother have a hysterectomy?
(a) Because she couldn't afford it.
(b) Because she didn't like being told what to do.
(c) Because her midwife said she didn't need it.
(d) Because she really wanted another child.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how did the Ker's wool business do?

2. In "Childhood," how did Conway describe her mother's organizational skills?

3. In "The West," what type of woman was described as being the ideal Australian?

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

5. Why did Mrs. Ker buy a house in Pennant Hills?

(see the answer key)

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