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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what department is Quick Lamb transferred in the opening of Chapter X?

3. Why does Beryl Lee say she is moving out in Chapter VII?

4. For how long do the Lambs nurse Quick back to health after he is returned to Cloudstreet in Chapter VI?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author address the concept of faith through Oriel and Lester in Chapter X?

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

3. What is foreshadowed by Rose’s realization about leadership in Chapter X?

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

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

6. What advice does the black man give to Sam in Chapter X? What does his advice symbolize?

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

8. What is the central focus of Chapter X? How does this chapter introduce hope?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the establishment of “Cloudstreet,” the small grocery store developed in the ground floor of the Pickles’ and Lambs’ home at One Cloud Street. How big is the store? What items are sold here? How successful is the business when it first opens?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of the novel. Where in Australia are the members of the Pickles family living in Chapter I? What clues in the text indicate the time period in which the story begins? How large do you envision the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in this chapter? What is this region of Australia like?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the accident that injures Fish Lamb in Chapter II and the repercussions of this accident. How has Fish’s mental status changed from the accident? Why? Who feels to blame for the incident?

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