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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Ted Pickles working as in South Australia in Chapter VIII?
(a) A bank teller.
(b) A jockey.
(c) A kangaroo shooter.
(d) A policeman.

3. Who is said to run the grocery store like a drill sergeant, keeping a close eye on supply and demand, in Chapter III?
(a) Sam Pickles.
(b) Dolly Pickles.
(c) Oriel Lamb.
(d) Rose Pickles.

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

5. What season is it when Rose stops typing for Toby Raven in Chapter VIII?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How old does Quick Lamb turn on his birthday in the second half of Chapter III?

4. Which of the Lamb daughters is a short-haired tomboy that does not want to marry?

5. Rose Pickles learns from her coworkers about how to get dates by flirting on the phone in Chapter VIII. Where do the women tell their prospective dates to meet them?

(see the answer key)

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