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

2. In "The Nardoo Stones," who does Conway begin going to the bar with?
(a) A pair of twins.
(b) A group of communists.
(c) Her roommates.
(d) A writers' guild.

3. Why did Conway feel frustrated with Australian historians?
(a) Because they focused on Western history.
(b) Because they focused on the elite.
(c) Because they ignored the influence of farmers.
(d) Because they focused on modern history.

4. After Bob's death, what did Mrs. Ker do to feel needed?
(a) Visited Coorain.
(b) Went back to school.
(c) Helped a sick friend.
(d) Volunteered.

5. Why did Conway desire to know the history of the brush?
(a) Because it was controversial.
(b) Because it was ignored.
(c) Because it reminded her of her father.
(d) She didn't want to know the history of the bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Recharting the Globe," how did Conway feel about the barriers facing women?

2. What history did Conway learn at Abbotsleigh?

3. In "The Nardoo Stones," what made Conway consider religion?

4. What made Mrs. Ker leave her psychic group?

5. How did Conway describe the group of girls she served as prefect?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Finding the Southern Cross," how did Mrs. Ker react to Bob's death?

2. How did reading Marx affect Conway?

3. Why did Conway decide to drop out of college after her first year?

4. What upset Mrs. Ker about the end of her vacation, in "Recharting the Globe"?

5. What happened when Conway first returned to school in 1954?

6. What disagreement did the Kers have about Bob's twenty-first birthday?

7. How did Conway feel about her mother's psychic research group?

8. What interested Conway most about her work at the medical office?

9. What was the curriculum at Abbotsleigh?

10. Even after attending schools near Sydney, why didn't Conway fit in with her peers?

(see the answer keys)

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