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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the young woman that Lon Lamb marries in Chapter IX?
(a) Lucy Wentworth.
(b) Wogga McBride.
(c) Pansy Mullet.
(d) Beryl Lee.

4. How does Fish Lamb die in Chapter X?
(a) He drowns.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is hit by a train.
(d) He overdoses on painkillers.

5. Into what room at Cloudstreet do Quick and Rose move in Chapter IX?
(a) Lon’s bedroom.
(b) Elaine's bedroom.
(c) The library.
(d) The basement.

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

7. What question does Sam ask the black man that he encounters on his way home from voting in Chapter X?
(a) Who the ghosts are.
(b) Who he voted for.
(c) Where his wife is.
(d) Where his son is.

8. How is Quick Lamb injured in Chapter VI?
(a) His hand becomes entangled in a winch.
(b) He is shot by a poacher.
(c) He is hit by a bus while walking across the street.
(d) He is kicked in the chest by a kangaroo.

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

10. Who catches Quick Lamb and his girlfriend naked in the bush in Chapter VI?
(a) Geoffrey Birch.
(b) The County Sheriff.
(c) The Shire Clerk.
(d) Mr. Wentworth.

11. The character of Toby Raven appears to Rose like what, in Chapter VIII?
(a) “A rich man.”
(b) “An individual.”
(c) “An artist.”
(d) “A politician.”

12. Who threatens Oriel Lamb to a fistfight in Chapter X and loses?
(a) Dolly Pickles.
(b) Fish Lamb.
(c) Lon Lamb.
(d) Mery Pickles.

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

14. What is the name of the son that Rose gives birth to in Chapter IX?
(a) Joel Lamb.
(b) Mery Lamb.
(c) Lon Lamb.
(d) Harry Lamb.

15. What does Oriel Lamb say she believes in, in Chapter VII?
(a) Judaism and Buddhism.
(b) Eight hours' sleep and a big breakfast.
(c) God and the Ten Commandments.
(d) Allah and the Islamic faith.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Beryl Lee say she is moving in Chapter VII?

3. The boy that Quick finds drowned in the river in Chapter X turns out to be whose son?

4. How does Dolly Pickles become injured in Chapter IX?

5. The serial killer that terrorizes Perth in Chapter IX is based on what real-life figure?

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