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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Ker help the Red Cross?
(a) Because Conway wanted to get involved.
(b) Because they helped her.
(c) To get out of the house.
(d) To help the war effort.

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

3. Why did Conway's mother dislike the farm in the Western Division in "Coorain"?
(a) Because she was a difficult woman.
(b) Because she disliked her husband.
(c) Because she felt like it wasn't her land.
(d) Because she was from the city.

4. Why did Conway say it was difficult for Australians to raise cattle?
(a) Because cows weren't native animals.
(b) Because of their protein needs.
(c) Because they needed so much land.
(d) Because they disliked cows.

5. What happened to Mr. Ker during the first dust storm?
(a) He had nightmares.
(b) He yelled at the neighbors.
(c) He inhaled dust.
(d) He left the house for a week.

6. Who did Mr. Ker talk to before leaving, in "Drought"?
(a) No one.
(b) Conway.
(c) Bob.
(d) Bill.

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

8. Who became the political elite after the settlers landed in New South Wales?
(a) The few Frenchmen.
(b) The women.
(c) The former convicts.
(d) The large land owners.

9. Why did Mr. Ker tell his daughter to sell Coorain after he died?
(a) Because she wasn't strong enough to run the farm.
(b) So she wouldn't carry debt.
(c) So she could make something of herself.
(d) Because it was his and no one else's.

10. In "Drought," why couldn't the sheep at Coorain be sheered?
(a) Because there weren't enough people to do it.
(b) Because they were too weak.
(c) Because the sheering equipment was broken.
(d) Because the sheep were all missing or dead.

11. How did Conway's mother feel while in Sydney, in "Coorain"?
(a) Like a city woman.
(b) Strong.
(c) Out of place.
(d) Poor.

12. In "The West," how long ago did Conway say white settlers came?
(a) 130 years ago.
(b) 40 years ago.
(c) 180 years ago.
(d) 100 years ago.

13. What did Conway like about seeing her mother at fundraisers in "Childhood"?
(a) Seeing her mother dressed up.
(b) Seeing her mother give speeches.
(c) Seeing her mother work hard.
(d) Seeing her mother sing.

14. Why did Mrs. Ker refuse to sell Coorain after her husband's death?
(a) Because it was her home.
(b) Because Bob told her not to.
(c) Because it wasn't worth much money.
(d) Because it reminded her of her husband.

15. In "Childhood," how did Conway describe her mother's organizational skills?
(a) As being misguided.
(b) As being weak.
(c) As being powerful.
(d) As being hilarious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the number of men in Australia outnumber the women, in "The West"?

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

3. In "Drought," what made the Kers decide to go into debt?

4. In "Childhood," what did Conway say her early years may have looked like?

5. Why did the Kers travel to Sydney, in "Coorain"?

(see the answer keys)

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