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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. Where does Sam Pickles “win” a job position during a gambling game in Chapter IV?
(a) A bank.
(b) A school.
(c) A mint.
(d) A butcher’s shop.

2. What is the name of the department store where Rose Pickles begins working at as a switchboard operator in Chapter V?
(a) Lawrence's.
(b) Anderson's.
(c) Macys.
(d) Bairds.

3. It is January of what year that the Lambs succeed in driving the competing grocer out of business in Chapter V?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1962.

4. Who does Quick Lamb take with him to row the skiff upriver in Chapter IV?
(a) Oriel Lamb.
(b) Ted Lamb.
(c) Fish Lamb.
(d) Lon Lamb.

5. How many children do Lester and Oriel Lamb have in Chapter II?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Quick Lamb in Chapter II?

2. Who is Sam Pickles gambling with in Chapter IV when he gets so far ahead, the man has to give him a job?

3. What is the name of the young man who courts Hattie Lamb in Chapter V?

4. The doctor who examines Fish Lamb in Chapter III believes that he must be what as a result of his accident?

5. What is Quick Lamb’s favorite outdoor activity, according to the narrator in Chapter V?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oriel Lamb respond to the departure of Quick from Cloudstreet in Chapter V?

2. What theme is introduced through the character of Rose Pickles in the beginning of Chapter I?

3. How do the Pickles family members differ from the Lambs in their perception of luck, as noted in Chapter III?

4. How are fates of the Lamb and Pickles families compared to one another in Chapter II?

5. How do Sam’s actions in Chapter III propel the plot of the narrative forward?

6. What is foreshadowed through the character of the black man that appears in Chapter III?

7. What is revealed about the character of Oriel Lamb in the second half of Chapter III?

8. How would you characterize the language style of Cloudstreet?

9. How is Fish’s mental state transformed in Chapter V? What has led to this transformation?

10. How does Sam’s change of luck affect the outcome of events that take place in Chapter IV?

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