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

2. How has Ted Pickles died in Chapter IX?
(a) He was hit by a train.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He developed cancer.
(d) He drowned in the river.

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

4. When he goes out in the fishing boat in Chapter VI, Quick Lamb sees the figure of what on the shore?
(a) A black woman.
(b) A white woman.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A black man.

5. Who has sex on the kitchen table in Chapter VII?
(a) Wogga McBride and Rose Pickles.
(b) Dolly Pickles and Lester Lamb.
(c) Quick Lamb and Rose Pickles.
(d) Chub Pickles and Elaine Lamb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Lester Lamb’s cousin that Quick works for in southwestern Australia in Chapter VI?

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

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

4. How is Quick Lamb injured in Chapter VI?

5. What season is it when Rose stops typing for Toby Raven in Chapter VIII?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed by Oriel and Quick’s catch of prawns in Chapter VII?

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

3. How is Rose’s position in work and society described in the beginning of Chapter VIII?

4. What does Rose Pickles initially find attractive about Toby Raven in Chapter VIII? How do her feelings change?

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

6. What purpose does the appearance of the black man serve in Chapter IX?

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

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

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

10. What is represented symbolically by the naked children in the wheat in Chapter X?

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