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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what department is Quick Lamb transferred in the opening of Chapter X?
(a) Stocks and bonds.
(b) Traffic detail.
(c) Internal banking.
(d) Homicides.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Where does the Aborigine ask to be dropped off in Chapter VI?
(a) Cloudstreet.
(b) The city hall.
(c) A Catholic Church.
(d) A prison.

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

13. Where is the character of Geoffrey Birch from?
(a) Margaret River.
(b) Crawley.
(c) Southern Cross.
(d) Pemberton.

14. Who spends all day in Kings Park in Chapter VII?
(a) Rose Pickles.
(b) Oriel Lamb.
(c) Elaine Lamb.
(d) Sam Pickles.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who helps deliver Rose’s baby in Chapter IX?

3. The character of Toby Raven appears to Rose like what, in Chapter VIII?

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

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

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