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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After visiting England, what did Conway not like about the English?
(a) They were dressed out of fashion.
(b) They looked down on Australians.
(c) They didn't value their history.
(d) They spoke poor English.

2. Why did Mrs. Ker dislike the medieval architecture, in "Recharting the Globe"?
(a) She hated Catholic culture.
(b) She thought they were ugly.
(c) She liked medieval architecture.
(d) She didn't like old things.

3. What did most of the girls at Abbotsleigh desire?
(a) To be society women.
(b) To marry someone rich.
(c) To work the same jobs as men.
(d) To move to the United States.

4. Why did Mrs. Ker buy a house in Pennant Hills?
(a) Because money from Coorain picked up again.
(b) Because the housing market was in a slump.
(c) Because it was left to her from an aunt.
(d) Because she received a benefit check from her husband's estate.

5. In "The Nardoo Stones," why did Conway feel like she couldn't disagree with her mother?
(a) She didn't want to make her sick.
(b) She felt like they were becoming friends.
(c) She didn't want to argue at all.
(d) Mrs. Ker stopped talking.

6. How did Bob die?
(a) Drowning.
(b) A train accident.
(c) A car accident.
(d) An illness.

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

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

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

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

11. Which philosopher did Conway relate to because of his mother-daughter ideas?
(a) Marx.
(b) Eliot.
(c) Jung.
(d) Fillipe.

12. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how did the Ker's wool business do?
(a) Slightly less well.
(b) Terrible.
(c) The same as usual.
(d) Very well.

13. When Conway lost weight, what else did she do?
(a) Began going out at night.
(b) Began writing down exercise regimens.
(c) Began teaching nutrition.
(d) Began dressing more fashionably.

14. In "The Nardoo Stones," what made Conway consider religion?
(a) Attending class in a chapel.
(b) Speaking with her mother.
(c) A painting of the Virgin Mary.
(d) Christian poetry.

15. How did Ceylon enlighten Conway's religious education?
(a) She saw a mosque.
(b) She learned about Buddah.
(c) She met a group of Jewish children.
(d) She read the Bible.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Mrs. Ker help her family avoid feeling sad at Christmas following Bob's death?

3. How did Conway feel about school work at Queenwood?

4. Why did Conway feel frustrated with Australian historians?

5. Why did Mrs. Ker prefer Spain, in "Recharting the Globe"?

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