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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. Whom does Quick Lamb dream of rowing a wooden box when he is injured in Chapter VI?

2. Who catches Quick Lamb and his girlfriend naked in the bush in Chapter VI?

3. Sam realizes in Chapter X that he will soon have had Cloudstreet for how many years?

4. Who spends all day in Kings Park in Chapter VII?

5. Who does Quick Lamb find in bed beside him when he awakens from his sickness in Chapter VII?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author’s structural development reflect his themes in Chapter IX?

2. What does Rose Pickles initially find attractive about Toby Raven in Chapter VIII? How do her feelings change?

3. How does the author address the concept of faith through Oriel and Lester in Chapter X?

4. Who is the opening narrator in Chapter VI? What is described in this brief scene?

5. What happens to the images on the walls of the library at Cloudstreet when Rose gives birth in Chapter IX? What does this symbolize?

6. What is the significance of the discussion about the black man voting in Chapter X?

7. What themes and/or motifs are the central focus in Chapter VI?

8. What is revealed in the conversation between Lester and Oriel Lamb after the return of Quick in Chapter VII?

9. What is significant about the wedding of Rose and Quick in Chapter VIII? How does this event relate to the story’s plot?

10. How is Rose’s position in work and society described in the beginning of Chapter VIII?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of luck as perceived by the Lamb and Pickles families in the novel. How is this theme symbolized by the spinning of the butter knife by the Lamb family? What role does luck play in the establishment of the grocery store? How do the Pickles differ in their perceptions of luck?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Quick’s reasons for leaving home in Chapter V. How have the changes in the family dynamic led to Quick’s decision to leave? Where has Lester Lamb been performing in Perth at this time? How does Quick feel about his father’s performances?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the establishment of “Cloudstreet,” the small grocery store developed in the ground floor of the Pickles’ and Lambs’ home at One Cloud Street. How big is the store? What items are sold here? How successful is the business when it first opens?

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