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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what veterans club does Lester Lamb begin performing in Chapter V?
(a) The Powder-Room Club.
(b) The Anzac Club.
(c) The Koala Club.
(d) The White Horse Tavern.

2. What war is under way in Chapter III of the novel?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Vietnam War.

3. The character of Toby Raven appears to Rose like what, in Chapter VIII?
(a) “A politician.”
(b) “An artist.”
(c) “A rich man.”
(d) “An individual.”

4. Where do Rose and Quick have their wedding reception in Chapter VIII?
(a) An Anglican church.
(b) The monument in the center of
(c) Cloudstreet.
(d) The Returned Servicemen’s League hall.

5. Whose idea is it initially to open a small grocery store in an empty room in the house at Number One Cloud Street in Chapter III?
(a) Rose Pickles'.
(b) Lester Lamb’s.
(c) Dolly Pickles'.
(d) Sam Pickles'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fish Lamb entertain himself by spinning at the dinner table in Chapter III?

2. Who does Rose daydream about running away with in Chapter V?

3. Who discovers Sam Pickles sitting on the edge of the bathtub with an open razor in Chapter V?

4. Lester Lamb confesses his sorrow of having given what up in Chapter VIII?

5. In Chapter V, Quick Lamb announces that he is leaving home to do what?

(see the answer key)

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