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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has beaten up Sam Pickles in Chapter VII?
(a) Bookies he owes money to.
(b) Dolly Pickles.
(c) The County Sheriff.
(d) Lester Lamb.

2. What kind of restaurant does Toby Raven invite Rose to for their first official date in Chapter VIII?
(a) An Italian restaurant.
(b) A Chinese restaurant.
(c) A French restaurant.
(d) A Japanese restaurant.

3. What does Quick Lamb begin selling through the grocery shop in Chapter VIII?
(a) Opium.
(b) Cakes.
(c) Rice.
(d) Fish.

4. Rose comes to the realization in Chapter X that she shares leadership skills in common with whom?
(a) Geoffrey Birch.
(b) Lester Lamb.
(c) Oriel Lamb.
(d) Lucy Wentworth.

5. What has Dolly Pickles broken in her accident in Chapter IX?
(a) Her ribs.
(b) Her collarbone.
(c) He leg.
(d) Her arm.

6. Whom does Quick Lamb dream of rowing a wooden box when he is injured in Chapter VI?
(a) Lester Lamb.
(b) Fish Lamb.
(c) Lon Lamb.
(d) Oriel Lamb.

7. The serial killer that terrorizes Perth in Chapter IX is based on what real-life figure?
(a) James Walter Goodman.
(b) Eric Edgar Cooke.
(c) Peter McAnderson.
(d) Richard Ramirez.

8. When Quick’s son is born in Chapter IX, Quick remarks that the baby is slippery like what?
(a) Oil.
(b) Wax.
(c) Water.
(d) Silk.

9. What hill overlooks the city of Perth and forms part of Kings Park?
(a) Mount Casba.
(b) Mount Eliza.
(c) Mount Topo.
(d) Mount Oriole.

10. How old is Rose Pickles in the beginning of Chapter VIII?
(a) 30.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 24.

11. What occupation does Quick Lamb decide to enter into in Chapter IX?
(a) He becomes a policeman.
(b) He becomes a kangaroo shooter.
(c) He becomes a butcher.
(d) He becomes a baker.

12. Where do the Lamb and Pickles families arrange a picnic in Chapter X?
(a) At Kings Park.
(b) In Subiaco.
(c) By the river.
(d) On the mountain.

13. By what name is the serial killer in Perth called in Chapter IX?
(a) The Outback Murderer.
(b) The Nedlands Monster.
(c) The Perth Maniac.
(d) The Night-train Stalker.

14. Who confronts Lester Lamb in Chapter VII about the affair he’s become engaged in?
(a) Oriel Lamb.
(b) Elaine Lamb.
(c) Dolly Pickles.
(d) Beryl Lee.

15. What central theme in the novel relates closely with the Pickles family?
(a) Corrupt politics.
(b) Luck.
(c) The violence of war.
(d) Revenge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Quick Lamb find in bed beside him when he awakens from his sickness in Chapter VII?

3. Kings Park is one of the largest inner city parks in the world. Approximately how many acres comprise Kings Park?

4. Who helps deliver Rose’s baby in Chapter IX?

5. What question does Sam ask the black man that he encounters on his way home from voting in Chapter X?

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