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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) Sydney.
(b) Perth.
(c) Southern Cross.
(d) Canberra.

2. To what southwestern town in Australia does Quick Lamb drive after dropping off the Aborigine hitchhiker in Chapter VI?
(a) Fremantle.
(b) Margaret River.
(c) Pemberton.
(d) Southern Cross.

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

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

5. What is the name of Lester Lamb’s cousin that Quick works for in southwestern Australia in Chapter VI?
(a) Geoffrey Birch.
(b) Earl Blunt.
(c) Mr. Wentworth.
(d) Harry Lamb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part of Sam’s tingles when bad luck seems to be approaching in the novel?

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

3. The trial of the serial killer in Perth is driven from the front pages of the paper by what news in Chapter X?

4. Who does Fish talk to in the library that is described as always crying or angry in Chapter VII?

5. What Australian slang term from the novel is an affectionate insult referring to someone who is unfashionable?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the significance of the discussion about the black man voting in Chapter X?

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

6. What is revealed in the conversation between Lester and Oriel Lamb after the return of Quick in Chapter VII?

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

8. What is foreshadowed by the odd glow that surrounds Quick Lamb in Chapter VII?

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

10. What is foreshadowed by the marriage of Hattie Lamb in Chapter VII?

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