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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 discovers Quick Lamb after his injury in Chapter VI?

2. Where is the Aborigine going that Quick Lamb picks up hitchhiking in Chapter VI?

3. Who do Quick and Rose see watching them from the wheat while they’re camping on vacation in Chapter X?

4. What do Quick Lamb and Rose Pickles share as they talk while Fish sleeps in Chapter VIII?

5. Where do Rose and Quick have their wedding reception in Chapter VIII?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed by the odd glow that surrounds Quick Lamb in Chapter VII?

2. How is Rose’s position in work and society described in the beginning of Chapter VIII?

3. What does the shadow girl that Fish speaks with represent symbolically in Chapter VII?

4. What does the character of Lucy Wentworth represent symbolically in the story?

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

6. Where does Quick Lamb work in the beginning if Chapter VI? How is he injured on the job in this chapter?

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

8. How does the author address the concept of faith through Oriel and Lester in Chapter X?

9. What is indicated symbolically by the letter from Ted Pickles in Chapter VIII?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Wogga McBride and his role in the narrative of Cloudstreet. How does Quick Lamb first encounter Wogga McBride and his brother? How does Wogga die? How does his death affect Quick? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the accident that injures Fish Lamb in Chapter II and the repercussions of this accident. How has Fish’s mental status changed from the accident? Why? Who feels to blame for the incident?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss Quick’s reasons for leaving home in Chapter V. How have the changes in the family dynamic led to Quick’s decision to leave? Where has Lester Lamb been performing in Perth at this time? How does Quick feel about his father’s performances?

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