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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets married in the beginning of Chapter VII?
(a) Rose Pickles and Fish Lamb.
(b) Hattie Lamb and Geoffrey Birch.
(c) Merv Pickles and Beryl Lee.
(d) Elaine Lamb and Geoffrey Birch.

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

3. Who catches Quick Lamb and his girlfriend naked in the bush in Chapter VI?
(a) The Shire Clerk.
(b) Geoffrey Birch.
(c) Mr. Wentworth.
(d) The County Sheriff.

4. What is the name of the Perth suburb that has the nearest shops to Cloud Street, across the railroad tracks?
(a) Subiaco.
(b) Mosman Park.
(c) Margaret River.
(d) Crawley.

5. What hill overlooks the city of Perth and forms part of Kings Park?
(a) Mount Eliza.
(b) Mount Casba.
(c) Mount Oriole.
(d) Mount Topo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the “blackfella” that Quick Lamb encounters in Chapter III try to sell him?

2. Whom does Quick Lamb dream of rowing a wooden box when he is injured in Chapter VI?

3. Who confronts Lester Lamb in Chapter VII about the affair he’s become engaged in?

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

5. Who owns the cabin in the woods that Lester takes Sam to in Chapter VII?

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