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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to have convinced the woman who owned One Cloud Street to take in Aboriginal women in Chapter III?
(a) An Anglican priest.
(b) A Catholic nun.
(c) A local politician.
(d) A traveling salesman.

2. What half-brother of Oriel Lamb’s was killed in Palestine in World War I?
(a) Henry.
(b) Ted.
(c) Bluey.
(d) James.

3. For how long do the Lambs nurse Quick back to health after he is returned to Cloudstreet in Chapter VI?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 days.

4. Who comes looking for Quick Lamb when he rows the skiff upriver in Chapter IV?
(a) Oriel Lamb.
(b) Lester Lamb.
(c) Dolly Pickles.
(d) Sam Pickles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the talking cockatoo that Sam Pickles wins gambling in Chapter IV?

2. What is Quick Lamb’s favorite outdoor activity, according to the narrator in Chapter V?

3. What Australian coin-flipping game does Sam gamble on in Chapter IV?

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

5. How is Quick Lamb injured in Chapter VI?

(see the answer key)

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