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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the old woman that previously owned the house at One Cloud Street doing when she died, according to the narrator in Chapter III?
(a) Drinking wine.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Playing piano.
(d) Cooking dinner.

2. Where did the Pickles family live before they inherited the house at Number One Cloud Street?
(a) Pemberton.
(b) Southern Cross.
(c) Margaret River.
(d) Geraldton.

3. What are the names of Rose’s brothers in the novel?
(a) Ted and Chub Pickles.
(b) Lon and Merv Pickles.
(c) Fish and Lester Pickles.
(d) Geoffrey and Harry Pickles.

4. What is inside the package that Sam receives in the hospital in Chapter I?
(a) An insurance settlement.
(b) A job offer.
(c) A golden ring.
(d) His severed fingers.

5. What is the name of the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?
(a) The Eurhythmic Hotel.
(b) The Southern Cross Hotel.
(c) The Excelsior Hotel.
(d) The Mosman Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war is under way in Chapter III of the novel?

2. What kind of act does Lester Lamb perform at the veterans club in Chapter V?

3. Oriel Lamb describes her father’s remarriage to whom in Chapter III?

4. What is strange about Quick Lamb’s appearance when he is discovered sick by his employers after going out in the boat in Chapter VI?

5. Why does Beryl Lee say she is moving out in Chapter VII?

(see the answer key)

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