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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. It is the last day of what decade when Rose and Quick find a flat in Chapter IX?

3. When Sam comes home from voting in Chapter X, he encounters a black man who tells him what?

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

5. Dolly Pickles confesses to Rose in Chapter IX that her elder sister was what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the opening narrator in Chapter VI? What is described in this brief scene?

2. What is indicated symbolically by the letter from Ted Pickles in Chapter VIII?

3. What does the character of Lucy Wentworth represent symbolically in the story?

4. Where does Quick Lamb work in the beginning if Chapter VI? How is he injured on the job in this chapter?

5. What bad things begin happening after Sam Pickles has foreseen bad luck in Chapter IX?

6. How does the relationship between Dolly and Rose Pickles evolve in Chapter IX?

7. What purpose does Rose’s relationship with Toby Raven serve in the narrative?

8. What themes and/or motifs are the central focus in Chapter VI?

9. How does the author’s structural development reflect his themes in Chapter IX?

10. What does Quick dream of when he is knocked unconscious in Chapter VI?

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