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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oriel Lamb describes her father’s remarriage to whom in Chapter III?
(a) A soothsayer.
(b) A young teacher.
(c) An elderly widow.
(d) An Aborigine woman.

2. The Lamb family plants a garden and raises what animals in their half of the yard in Chapter III?
(a) Goats.
(b) Lambs.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Chickens.

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

4. How old is Rose Pickles in the beginning of Chapter VIII?
(a) 30.
(b) 21.
(c) 24.
(d) 19.

5. What do Quick Lamb and Rose Pickles share as they talk while Fish sleeps in Chapter VIII?
(a) Wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Beer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the department store where Rose Pickles begins working at as a switchboard operator in Chapter V?

3. What Australian slang term from the novel is an affectionate insult referring to someone who is unfashionable?

4. The people who frequent the grocery store at Number One Cloud Street assume that who owns the building in Chapter III?

5. How long do Rose and Quick date before they wed in Chapter VIII?

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