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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Conway sent away from home after the dust storm?
(a) To give her a better education.
(b) To protect her health.
(c) Because Mrs. Ker needed surgery.
(d) Because she had gotten in trouble.

2. How does ground water affect the vegetation of the Western Plains of New South Wales?
(a) It can kill off the native plants.
(b) It determines the size of the brush.
(c) It brings pests to the trees.
(d) It often brings water plants onto the land.

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

4. Why did the Ker land venture get off to a bad start?
(a) They weren't educated enough.
(b) They did not buy enough sheep.
(c) There was a drought.
(d) There was a lot of disease in the area.

5. What did Mrs. Ker do before leaving Coorain for Sydney?
(a) She sold all the sheep.
(b) She took pictures of the land.
(c) She left the farm to her sons.
(d) She found a manager for Coorain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Conway's mother have before moving to the farm?

2. In "The West," how did Conway describe the virtues of Australia?

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

4. After serving as a solider, why couldn't Conway's father get land?

5. In "Drought," what did Bob say about religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before moving to Coorain, what did Conway's father do?

2. What did Mrs. Ker learn when she visited a doctor, in "Coorain"?

3. What did Mrs. Ker do after Jill was born, in "Coorain"?

4. What was Conway's relationship with her brothers like when she was a chilld?

5. What did the Kers do after they began to make money from the land at Coorain?

6. Why did the rich men of Australia maintain a rough appearance in the early 20th century?

7. In "Childhood," what did Conway say happened to the farm in the time before World War II?

8. How were the Ker children educated?

9. During World War II, what changed regarding the farm workers at Coorain?

10. How did the silence at Coorain affect the Kers?

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