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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the Lamb daughters is a short-haired tomboy that does not want to marry?
(a) Elaine Lamb.
(b) Hattie Lamb.
(c) Oriel Lamb.
(d) Red Lamb.

3. What is Quick Lamb’s real first name?
(a) Paul.
(b) Mason.
(c) Samson.
(d) Mary.

4. How does the schoolboy die that Quick Lamb gives his lunch to in Chapter IV?
(a) He drowns in the river.
(b) He is shot by his brother.
(c) He is hit by a car.
(d) He is hit by a train.

5. When is Guy Fawkes Night observed?
(a) July 4.
(b) November 30.
(c) November 5.
(d) December 1.

6. What is the name of Sam Pickles’s father in the novel?
(a) James Pickles.
(b) George Pickles.
(c) Ted Pickles.
(d) Merv Pickles.

7. Where does Sam receive a package from while he recuperates in the hospital in Chapter I?
(a) Southern Cross.
(b) The Abrolhos Islands.
(c) The Anzac Club.
(d) Pemberton.

8. Who discovers Sam Pickles sitting on the edge of the bathtub with an open razor in Chapter V?
(a) Lester Lamb.
(b) Rose Pickles.
(c) Oriel Lamb.
(d) Dolly Pickles.

9. At what veterans club does Lester Lamb begin performing in Chapter V?
(a) The Koala Club.
(b) The Powder-Room Club.
(c) The White Horse Tavern.
(d) The Anzac Club.

10. What is Quick Lamb’s favorite outdoor activity, according to the narrator in Chapter V?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Horseback riding.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Gardening.

11. What is the name of the competing grocer that Oriel Lamb decides to drive out of business in Chapter V?
(a) Wogga McBride.
(b) Toby Raven.
(c) G.M. Clay.
(d) Geoffrey Birch.

12. How many children do Lester and Oriel Lamb have in Chapter II?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

14. Who beats up Dolly Pickles in Chapter V?
(a) Harry Lamb.
(b) Toby Raven.
(c) Beryl Lee.
(d) G.M. Clay.

15. In Chapter IV, the grocery shop is closed for a day as Lester takes his family to what port town?
(a) Southern Cross.
(b) Subiaco.
(c) Fremantle.
(d) Pemberton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The historical figure of Guy Fawkes was a member of what plot?

3. In what year did Joel win a small fortune gambling and buy the house at One Cloud Street?

4. Where is Quick Lamb supposed to row the skiff to a dock at in Chapter IV?

5. The house at Number One Cloud Street that Sam Pickles inherits from his cousin is located in a suburb of what city?

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