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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) A shop girl.
(b) A model.
(c) An acress.
(d) A waitress.

2. Where do the Lamb and Pickles families arrange a picnic in Chapter X?
(a) On the mountain.
(b) By the river.
(c) At Kings Park.
(d) In Subiaco.

3. What kind of restaurant does Toby Raven invite Rose to for their first official date in Chapter VIII?
(a) An Italian restaurant.
(b) A French restaurant.
(c) A Chinese restaurant.
(d) A Japanese restaurant.

4. What central theme in the novel relates closely with the Pickles family?
(a) The violence of war.
(b) Luck.
(c) Corrupt politics.
(d) Revenge.

5. What do Quick Lamb and Rose Pickles share as they talk while Fish sleeps in Chapter VIII?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Brandy.

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 almost drowns in the river.
(d) She is hit by a car.

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

8. When Sam comes home from voting in Chapter X, he encounters a black man who tells him what?
(a) That he is going to be murdered.
(b) To sell Cloudstreet.
(c) That someone is about to die.
(d) Not to sell Cloudstreet.

9. How does Fish Lamb die in Chapter X?
(a) He overdoses on painkillers.
(b) He drowns.
(c) He is hit by a train.
(d) He is shot.

10. What is Toby Raven’s profession when Rose meets him in Chapter VIII?
(a) He is a policeman.
(b) He is a reporter.
(c) He is a politician.
(d) He is a banker.

11. By what name is the serial killer in Perth called in Chapter IX?
(a) The Nedlands Monster.
(b) The Outback Murderer.
(c) The Perth Maniac.
(d) The Night-train Stalker.

12. What question does Sam ask the black man that he encounters on his way home from voting in Chapter X?
(a) Where his wife is.
(b) Who the ghosts are.
(c) Where his son is.
(d) Who he voted for.

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

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

15. What is the name of the dog that works alongside Quick Lamb in Chapter VI?
(a) Jack.
(b) Dusty.
(c) Sam.
(d) Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the young woman that Lon Lamb marries in Chapter IX?

2. How many previous occupants of Number One Cloud Street died in the house prior to the Pickles family inheriting it?

3. Quick and Rose find a flat and move to what suburb in Chapter IX?

4. Who mentions that Lester Lamb didn’t sleep in his bed the night before in Chapter VII?

5. What is the name of the baby girl Lon’s bride gives birth to in Chapter X?

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