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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Who helps deliver Rose’s baby in Chapter IX?
(a) Sam Pickles.
(b) Oriel Lamb.
(c) Dolly Pickles.
(d) Don Pickles.

4. Who does Quick Lamb find in bed beside him when he awakens from his sickness in Chapter VII?
(a) Sam Pickles.
(b) Oriel Lamb.
(c) Fish Lamb.
(d) Rose Pickles.

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

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

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. Who do Quick and Rose see watching them from the wheat while they’re camping on vacation in Chapter X?
(a) Dolly Pickles.
(b) Naked children.
(c) A black man.
(d) An older woman.

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

13. Rose comes to the realization in Chapter X that she shares leadership skills in common with whom?
(a) Oriel Lamb.
(b) Geoffrey Birch.
(c) Lester Lamb.
(d) Lucy Wentworth.

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

15. What is the name of the young woman that Quick Lamb begins dating in Chapter VI?
(a) Dolly Pickles.
(b) Elaine Lee.
(c) Beryl Lee.
(d) Lucy Wentworth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Dolly Pickles become injured in Chapter IX?

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

4. Where is the character of Geoffrey Birch from?

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

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