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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the terrible drought in "Drought" begin?

2. In "Childhood," what moral issues did Conway spend her time thinking about?

3. By 1914, what happened to most of the farms in Australia?

4. In "The West," what type of woman was described as being the ideal Australian?

5. How old was Conway during the great rain described, in "Childhood"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Before the white settles came to New South Wales, what other people were there?

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

5. In "The West," how were the Western Plains described?

6. In "The West," what things did Conway say made Australians proud?

7. How did Conway's parents feel before moving to Coorain?

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

9. What was Conway's life like when she joined her father in working the farm, in "Childhood"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the titles of the chapters in this book. What do they symbolize? Foreshadow? What made the titles effective or ineffective?

Essay Topic 2

How was gender defined in "The Road from Coorain"? What role does gender play?

Essay Topic 3

What was the role of Coorain in this book? How did it affect the development of Conway's autobiography, and how was it a symbol?

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