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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fish Lamb entertain himself by spinning at the dinner table in Chapter III?
(a) Nickles.
(b) Soup bowls.
(c) Spoons.
(d) Dinner plates.

2. What did Oriel’s father kill in order to use its bladder to treat Oriel after she was burned in a bushfire, according to the narrative in Chapter III?
(a) His only chicken.
(b) His favorite horse.
(c) His only cow.
(d) His only pig.

3. How did one of the Aboriginal women commit suicide at One Cloud Street, according to the narrator in Chapter III?
(a) She drank ant poison.
(b) She overdosed on pain pills.
(c) She hung herself.
(d) She slit her wrists.

4. What is Fish Lamb’s real first name?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Mery.
(c) Mason.
(d) Samson.

5. 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?
(a) He appears to be glowing.
(b) His face has tattoos on it.
(c) His skin is darker than usual.
(d) His eyes won’t open.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the Lamb daughters is noted as being a remarkably good marbles player?

3. For how long do the Lambs nurse Quick back to health after he is returned to Cloudstreet in Chapter VI?

4. How many children do Lester and Oriel Lamb have in Chapter II?

5. Where is the Aborigine going that Quick Lamb picks up hitchhiking in Chapter VI?

(see the answer key)

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