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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. In Joel’s will, it states that the house at One Cloud Street is left to Sam Pickles with what provision?
(a) That he leave it to his children when he dies.
(b) That he open a store there.
(c) That he not sell it for 20 years.
(d) That he sell it immediately.

2. What animal belonging to the Lamb family is said to talk in tongues in Chapter V?
(a) A pig.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A horse.
(d) A goldfish.

3. What is the name of the talking cockatoo that Sam Pickles wins gambling in Chapter IV?
(a) Billie.
(b) Sam.
(c) Lon.
(d) Harry.

4. How do the Lamb daughters feel about their new life in the city in Chapter III?
(a) They hate it.
(b) They regret it.
(c) They love it.
(d) They miss it.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lester Lamb’s occupation in Chapter II?

2. How old is Quick Lamb in Chapter II?

3. How many children do Lester and Oriel Lamb have in Chapter II?

4. In what room of the house at One Cloud Street did the old woman who previously owned it die?

5. Whose idea is it initially to open a small grocery store in an empty room in the house at Number One Cloud Street in Chapter III?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author examine the themes of heredity and family in Chapter I?

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

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

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

6. What is author Tim Winton’s focus in Chapter V? How does this chapter serve the novel?

7. qHow does the Lamb family perceive the concept of “fate” as seen in Chapter III?

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

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

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

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