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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is said to run the grocery store like a drill sergeant, keeping a close eye on supply and demand, in Chapter III?
2. Which of the Lamb daughters is noted as being a remarkably good marbles player?
3. What is the name of the young man who courts Hattie Lamb in Chapter V?
4. How does Joel die in Chapter I?
5. Who becomes the chief baker and ice-cream maker at the store in Chapter III?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are fates of the Lamb and Pickles families compared to one another in Chapter II?
2. What is foreshadowed by the central event that occurs in Chapter II of the novel?
3. What question is raised by Sam’s intuition about his luck changing in the beginning of Chapter IV?
4. How do the Pickles family members differ from the Lambs in their perception of luck, as noted in Chapter III?
5. What events occur in January of 1951, according to the narrator in Chapter V?
6. How does Sam’s change of luck affect the outcome of events that take place in Chapter IV?
7. How does Oriel Lamb respond to the departure of Quick from Cloudstreet in Chapter V?
8. How is Fish’s mental state transformed in Chapter V? What has led to this transformation?
9. How are the characters of Lester and Oriel Lamb introduced in Chapter II? What is their family doing when they are introduced?
10. What is revealed about the character of Oriel Lamb in the second half of Chapter III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Oriel’s family history as revealed in Chapter III. What did Oriel do during World War I? Who died in that war that Oriel loved? How has Oriel’s past influenced her actions in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
How would you describe the linear structure of Cloudstreet? Is the narrative of the story related from a present or past tense? Does the narrative have nonlinear elements? Are there flashbacks? What effect do these techniques have on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of the names in the novel? Why are “Quick” and “Fish” Lamb given these nicknames? What do you think the family name “Pickles” signifies? How are the characteristics of the Lamb and Pickles families represented by their names?
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