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

2. The house at Number One Cloud Street that Sam Pickles inherits from his cousin is located in a suburb of what city?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Canberra.
(c) Fremantle.
(d) Perth.

3. What was the old woman that previously owned the house at One Cloud Street doing when she died, according to the narrator in Chapter III?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Drinking wine.
(d) Playing piano.

4. What does Sam collect in his job in Chapter I?
(a) Prawns.
(b) Coal.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Guano.

5. How old does Quick Lamb turn on his birthday in the second half of Chapter III?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Sam Pickles’s father in the novel?

2. What are the names of Rose’s brothers in the novel?

3. Who is said to run the grocery store like a drill sergeant, keeping a close eye on supply and demand, in Chapter III?

4. What is Fish Lamb’s real first name?

5. What is inside the package that Sam receives in the hospital in Chapter I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is significant about the author’s depiction of the house on Cloud Street in Chapter III?

3. What is noteworthy about the narratives of Quick and Fish Lamb in Chapter IV?

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

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

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

7. How does the Lamb family perceive the concept of “luck,” as seen in the second half of Chapter III? What symbolizes this perception?

8. What is symbolized by Fish’s fit during the celebration of Guy Fawkes Day in Chapter IV?

9. What can the character of Rose Pickles be seen to represent symbolically in Chapter I?

10. Who moves into Cloudstreet after Quick Lamb has left home in Chapter V? How is this character introduced?

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