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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who threatens Oriel Lamb to a fistfight in Chapter X and loses?
(a) Lon Lamb.
(b) Fish Lamb.
(c) Mery Pickles.
(d) Dolly Pickles.

4. The young woman that Quick begins dating in Chapter VI says she wants to have a florist shop where?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Canberra.
(c) Perth.
(d) Southern Cross.

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

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

7. Where does Beryl Lee say she is moving in Chapter VII?
(a) To a brothel.
(b) To a nunnery.
(c) To a college dorm.
(d) To a pub hotel.

8. For how long do the Lambs nurse Quick back to health after he is returned to Cloudstreet in Chapter VI?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

9. What body part of Sam’s tingles when bad luck seems to be approaching in the novel?
(a) His ribcage.
(b) His neck.
(c) His hand.
(d) His foot.

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

11. Kings Park in Perth has panoramic views of what river?
(a) The White River.
(b) The Sydney River.
(c) The Red River.
(d) The Swan River.

12. It is the last day of what decade when Rose and Quick find a flat in Chapter IX?
(a) The 1940s.
(b) The 1930s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1960s.

13. What does Oriel Lamb dream about in Chapter IX?
(a) Drowning in a river.
(b) Bushfires.
(c) Floating in the ocean.
(d) Kangaroos.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How has Ted Pickles died in Chapter IX?

3. To what southwestern town in Australia does Quick Lamb drive after dropping off the Aborigine hitchhiker in Chapter VI?

4. How does Fish Lamb die in Chapter X?

5. Who dismantles the tent in the backyard in the end of Chapter X?

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