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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dolly Pickles confesses to Rose in Chapter IX that her elder sister was what?
(a) Actually her cousin.
(b) Actually adopted.
(c) Actually her mother.
(d) In love with her brother.

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

3. Who dismantles the tent in the backyard in the end of Chapter X?
(a) Dolly Pickles and Oriel Lamb.
(b) Lester Lamb and Sam Pickles.
(c) Ted Pickles and Elaine Lamb.
(d) Quick Lamb and Fish Lamb.

4. What Australian slang term from the novel is an affectionate insult referring to someone who is unfashionable?
(a) Galah.
(b) Dill.
(c) Dag.
(d) Drongo.

5. What does Dolly Pickles see when she awakens hung over and enters the library in Chapter IX?
(a) A ghost hovering over the table.
(b) A woman hanging from the ceiling.
(c) A woman holding a hatchet.
(d) The rug shivering in a corner.

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

7. When he goes out in the fishing boat in Chapter VI, Quick Lamb sees the figure of what on the shore?
(a) A black man.
(b) A white woman.
(c) A black woman.
(d) A dragon.

8. What does Rose Pickles begin typing for Toby Raven in Chapter VIII?
(a) An autobiography he has written.
(b) A novel he has written.
(c) A newspaper article he's written.
(d) A book of poetry he’s written.

9. What season is it when Rose stops typing for Toby Raven in Chapter VIII?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

10. 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.

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

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

13. 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 model.
(d) A shop girl.

14. What does Oriel Lamb say she believes in, in Chapter VII?
(a) Eight hours' sleep and a big breakfast.
(b) God and the Ten Commandments.
(c) Judaism and Buddhism.
(d) Allah and the Islamic faith.

15. How long do Rose and Quick date before they wed in Chapter VIII?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What central theme in the novel relates closely with the Pickles family?

2. The trial of the serial killer in Perth is driven from the front pages of the paper by what news in Chapter X?

3. Where do Rose and Quick have their wedding reception in Chapter VIII?

4. Where did the Lamb family live before they moved into the house at Number One Cloud Street?

5. Who catches Quick Lamb and his girlfriend naked in the bush in Chapter VI?

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