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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The boy that Quick finds drowned in the river in Chapter X turns out to be whose son?
(a) The town mayor's.
(b) Lester Lamb's.
(c) The Nedlands Monster’s.
(d) Geoffrey Birch’s.

3. How is Quick Lamb injured in Chapter VI?
(a) He is kicked in the chest by a kangaroo.
(b) He is hit by a bus while walking across the street.
(c) He is shot by a poacher.
(d) His hand becomes entangled in a winch.

4. Lester Lamb confesses his sorrow of having given what up in Chapter VIII?
(a) His first car.
(b) His act at the Windsor Club.
(c) His first marriage.
(d) His act at the Anzac Club.

5. At a party in Chapter VIII, Toby Raven starts talking about a grotesque comedy he is working on, concerning a famous writer and what?
(a) An acress.
(b) A waitress.
(c) A shop girl.
(d) A model.

6. How does Dolly Pickles become injured in Chapter IX?
(a) She is hit by a train.
(b) She falls down a flight of stairs.
(c) She is hit by a car.
(d) She almost drowns in the river.

7. What character is the youngest child in the Lamb family?
(a) Elaine Lamb.
(b) Lon Lamb.
(c) Hattie Lamb.
(d) Fish Lamb.

8. Rose Pickles learns from her coworkers about how to get dates by flirting on the phone in Chapter VIII. Where do the women tell their prospective dates to meet them?
(a) Outside the post office.
(b) At a French café.
(c) Outside the library.
(d) Outside the soda shop.

9. Where in the house do Rose and Quick make love in Chapter VIII?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The library.
(c) The attic.
(d) The kitchen.

10. To what remote town do Rose and Quick drive to for their vacation in Chapter X?
(a) Pemberton.
(b) Margaret River.
(c) Crawley.
(d) Southern Cross.

11. Who has beaten up Sam Pickles in Chapter VII?
(a) Bookies he owes money to.
(b) Dolly Pickles.
(c) The County Sheriff.
(d) Lester Lamb.

12. What is the name of the son that Rose gives birth to in Chapter IX?
(a) Mery Lamb.
(b) Lon Lamb.
(c) Joel Lamb.
(d) Harry Lamb.

13. What is the name of the baby girl Lon’s bride gives birth to in Chapter X?
(a) Merrileen-Gay Pickles.
(b) Hattie Michelle Pickles.
(c) Dolly Elizabeth Pickles.
(d) Oriel Sarah Pickles.

14. What hobby does Dolly Pickles take up in Chapter X?
(a) Feeding birds.
(b) Building model airplanes.
(c) Crossword puzzles.
(d) Baking pies

15. What does Quick Lamb begin selling through the grocery shop in Chapter VIII?
(a) Opium.
(b) Rice.
(c) Cakes.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Quick’s son is born in Chapter IX, Quick remarks that the baby is slippery like what?

2. How has Ted Pickles died in Chapter IX?

3. What does Oriel Lamb say she believes in, in Chapter VII?

4. How long do Rose and Quick date before they wed in Chapter VIII?

5. What is the name of Lester Lamb’s cousin that Quick works for in southwestern Australia in Chapter VI?

(see the answer keys)

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