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

2. When he goes out in the fishing boat in Chapter VI, Quick Lamb sees the figure of what on the shore?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A black man.
(c) A black woman.
(d) A white woman.

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

4. Who helps deliver Rose’s baby in Chapter IX?
(a) Don Pickles.
(b) Oriel Lamb.
(c) Sam Pickles.
(d) Dolly Pickles.

5. What do Quick Lamb and Rose Pickles share as they talk while Fish sleeps in Chapter VIII?
(a) Wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who threatens Oriel Lamb to a fistfight in Chapter X and loses?

2. What is the name of the young woman that Lon Lamb marries in Chapter IX?

3. Who confronts Lester Lamb in Chapter VII about the affair he’s become engaged in?

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

5. To what remote town do Rose and Quick drive to for their vacation in Chapter X?

Short Essay Questions

1. What purpose does Rose’s relationship with Toby Raven serve in the narrative?

2. What is represented symbolically by the black hitchhiker that Quick Lamb meets in Chapter VI?

3. What does Quick dream of when he is knocked unconscious in Chapter VI?

4. What does Rose Pickles initially find attractive about Toby Raven in Chapter VIII? How do her feelings change?

5. What is seen on the walls of the library at Cloudstreet in Chapter IX? What do these images represent?

6. How does the author’s structural development reflect his themes in Chapter IX?

7. What is revealed in the conversation between Lester and Oriel Lamb after the return of Quick in Chapter VII?

8. What purpose does the appearance of the black man serve in Chapter IX?

9. How does the relationship between Dolly and Rose Pickles evolve in Chapter IX?

10. What is the central focus of Chapter X? How does this chapter introduce hope?

(see the answer keys)

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