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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The historical figure of Guy Fawkes was a member of what plot?
(a) The Kingsbury Plot.
(b) The Gunpowder Plot.
(c) The Boston Tea Plot.
(d) The Arson Plot.

2. Dolly Pickles dreams about a man with prawns in Chapter I. When the man in Dolly’s dream puts a prawn in her mouth, it turns into what?
(a) A giant octopus.
(b) A ship's wheel.
(c) A snake.
(d) A severed finger.

3. Which of the Lamb daughters is a short-haired tomboy that does not want to marry?
(a) Hattie Lamb.
(b) Oriel Lamb.
(c) Red Lamb.
(d) Elaine Lamb.

4. Where is Quick Lamb supposed to row the skiff to a dock at in Chapter IV?
(a) Fermantle.
(b) Cawley.
(c) Margaret River.
(d) Subiaco.

5. What is the name of the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?
(a) The Mosman Hotel.
(b) The Eurhythmic Hotel.
(c) The Southern Cross Hotel.
(d) The Excelsior Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter IV, the grocery shop is closed for a day as Lester takes his family to what port town?

2. How are Rose’s brothers described in Chapter V?

3. What is the name of Sam Pickles’s father in the novel?

4. What is the name of Rose Pickle’s uncle that owns the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?

5. What is the name of the talking cockatoo that Sam Pickles wins gambling in Chapter IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oriel Lamb respond to the departure of Quick from Cloudstreet in Chapter V?

2. What is symbolized by Fish’s fit during the celebration of Guy Fawkes Day in Chapter IV?

3. How do Sam’s actions in Chapter III propel the plot of the narrative forward?

4. How would you characterize the language style of Cloudstreet?

5. How are fates of the Lamb and Pickles families compared to one another in Chapter II?

6. How does the Lamb family perceive the concept of “luck,” as seen in the second half of Chapter III? What symbolizes this perception?

7. What is the central event that dominates Chapter II? Why is this event important in the story?

8. How does the luck of the Pickles family change at the end of Chapter IV?

9. What is author Tim Winton’s focus in Chapter V? How does this chapter serve the novel?

10. How is Fish’s mental state transformed in Chapter V? What has led to this transformation?

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