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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 face has tattoos on it.
(d) His skin is darker than usual.

2. Where is the Aborigine going that Quick Lamb picks up hitchhiking in Chapter VI?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Southern Cross.
(c) Pemberton.
(d) Perth.

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where did the Lamb family live before they moved into the house at Number One Cloud Street?
(a) Margaret River.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Southern Cross.
(d) Pemberton.

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

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

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

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

15. Who decides to accompany Rose, Quick, and their son, on vacation in Chapter X?
(a) Fish Lamb.
(b) Beryl Lee.
(c) Dolly Pickles.
(d) Lester Lamb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Beryl Lee say she is moving in Chapter VII?

2. Who discovers Quick Lamb after his injury in Chapter VI?

3. What is the name of the son that Rose gives birth to in Chapter IX?

4. Who has beaten up Sam Pickles in Chapter VII?

5. Where is the character of Geoffrey Birch from?

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