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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mrs. Ker help her family avoid feeling sad at Christmas following Bob's death?
(a) She took them on a cruise.
(b) She didn't put up a tree.
(c) She served them alcohol.
(d) She started going to church.

2. Why did Mrs. Ker have to find a job in Sydney?
(a) Because of the drought.
(b) Because Coorain burned.
(c) Because life in the city was expensive.
(d) Because her rent went up.

3. What did Conway decide after her first year at the University of Sydney?
(a) To switch majors.
(b) To drop out.
(c) To travel for a semester.
(d) To transfer.

4. 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.

5. After Bob's death, what did Mrs. Ker assume about her remaining children?
(a) That they would walk out on her.
(b) That they would die before she did.
(c) That they would send her to a hospital.
(d) That they would die accidental deaths.

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

7. At Abbotsleigh, what was Conway trained to believe about herself?
(a) That she was meant to be someone's husband.
(b) That she was a leader.
(c) That she should always be respectful.
(d) That she knew more than her mother.

8. After moving to Sydney, how did Mrs. Ker feel?
(a) She started to go out on the town.
(b) She became sadder.
(c) Her feet became sore.
(d) Her health improved.

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

10. Why did Conway want to return to Coorain after her first year at college?
(a) She wanted to reconnect with the land.
(b) She didn't want to return to Coorain.
(c) She wanted to teach the workers.
(d) She wanted to do physical labor.

11. 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 couldn't understand any of it.
(d) She struggled with it.

12. Why did a housing black market appear in Sydney?
(a) Because there was no government in Sydney after the war.
(b) Because they stopped building during the war.
(c) Because rent prices were controlled by the government.
(d) Because the Americans took over the housing market.

13. After visiting England, what did Conway feel had merged with the British Empire?
(a) The church.
(b) Women.
(c) Northern Africa.
(d) Asia.

14. What was missing from the curriculum of Abbotsleigh?
(a) Advanced math.
(b) British colonization.
(c) Historical perspectives.
(d) Progressive ideas.

15. What language did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh, in "Finding the Southern Cross"?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Afrikaan.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Conway feel when she first attended Queenwood School?

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

3. How did Conway feel when she graduated from Abbotsleigh?

4. How did Conway feel about being a colonial, in "Recharting the Globe"?

5. Which philosopher did Conway relate to because of his mother-daughter ideas?

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