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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. Where do the Lamb and Pickles families arrange a picnic in Chapter X?
2. What central theme in the novel relates closely with the Pickles family?
3. Rose Pickles learns from her coworkers about how to get dates by flirting on the phone in Chapter VIII. Where do the women tell their prospective dates to meet them?
4. What do Quick Lamb and Rose Pickles share as they talk while Fish sleeps in Chapter VIII?
5. What hobby does Dolly Pickles take up in Chapter X?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is foreshadowed by the odd glow that surrounds Quick Lamb in Chapter VII?
2. What is represented symbolically by the black hitchhiker that Quick Lamb meets in Chapter VI?
3. Who is the opening narrator in Chapter VI? What is described in this brief scene?
4. What is seen on the walls of the library at Cloudstreet in Chapter IX? What do these images represent?
5. What is represented symbolically by the naked children in the wheat in Chapter X?
6. How does the author address the concept of faith through Oriel and Lester in Chapter X?
7. What is revealed in the conversation between Lester and Oriel Lamb after the return of Quick in Chapter VII?
8. What is indicated symbolically by the letter from Ted Pickles in Chapter VIII?
9. What is foreshadowed by Rose’s realization about leadership in Chapter X?
10. What happens to the images on the walls of the library at Cloudstreet when Rose gives birth in Chapter IX? What does this symbolize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the characters of Lester and Oriel Lamb in the novel. How old are Lester and Oriel when the story begins? How many children do they have? How is their relationship characterized? In what ways are the Lambs similar and different than the Pickles family?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the setting of the novel. Where in Australia are the members of the Pickles family living in Chapter I? What clues in the text indicate the time period in which the story begins? How large do you envision the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in this chapter? What is this region of Australia like?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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