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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. What month is it when the warm weather begins in Australia, according to the narrator in Chapter V?
2. What did Oriel’s father kill in order to use its bladder to treat Oriel after she was burned in a bushfire, according to the narrative in Chapter III?
3. Who becomes upset in Chapter IV when the Lamb and Pickles families go to burn the Guy Fawkes effigy?
4. What is Lester Lamb’s occupation in Chapter II?
5. Who is the lonely widow that Oriel Lamb meets at the Anzac Club in Chapter V?
Short Essay Questions
1. What scene is depicted in the brief section prior to the opening of Chapter I?
2. What is foreshadowed through the character of the black man that appears in Chapter III?
3. What is the central event that dominates Chapter II? Why is this event important in the story?
4. Who moves into Cloudstreet after Quick Lamb has left home in Chapter V? How is this character introduced?
5. How are fates of the Lamb and Pickles families compared to one another in Chapter II?
6. How are Quick Lamb and Rose Pickles described in the beginning of Chapter V? How old are they at this point?
7. How does the author examine the themes of heredity and family in Chapter I?
8. What is foreshadowed by the central event that occurs in Chapter II of the novel?
9. What is noteworthy about the narratives of Quick and Fish Lamb in Chapter IV?
10. How are the characters of Lester and Oriel Lamb introduced in Chapter II? What is their family doing when they are introduced?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Dolly Pickles and her relationship with her husband Sam. How is Dolly’s appearance described in Chapter I? What clues in the text indicate dissatisfaction within Dolly regarding her marriage to Sam Pickles? How is Dolly’s relationship with her children characterized?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the family history of Dolly Pickles in the novel. What secret does Dolly reveal to Rose about her mother? How has Dolly’s past influenced her actions in the story? Do you think that Dolly is an empathetic character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Rose Pickles and the narrative focus on Rose in Chapter I. How old is Rose when the novel begins? What is Rose’s relationship like with her brothers and parents? How does Rose’s character evolve throughout the novel?
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