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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sam Pickles’s father do for a living?
(a) He was a bus driver.
(b) He was a water diviner.
(c) He was a college professor.
(d) He was a taxidermist.

2. What half-brother of Oriel Lamb’s was killed in Palestine in World War I?
(a) James.
(b) Henry.
(c) Bluey.
(d) Ted.

3. What is the name of the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?
(a) The Mosman Hotel.
(b) The Eurhythmic Hotel.
(c) The Southern Cross Hotel.
(d) The Excelsior Hotel.

4. How does Joel die in Chapter I?
(a) He is hit by a train.
(b) He develops tuberculosis.
(c) He has a heart attack.
(d) He has a stroke.

5. The doctor who examines Fish Lamb in Chapter III believes that he must be what as a result of his accident?
(a) Physically stunted.
(b) Brain damaged.
(c) Traumatized.
(d) Paralyzed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children do Lester and Oriel Lamb have in Chapter II?

2. Oriel Lamb describes her father’s remarriage to whom in Chapter III?

3. In Joel’s will, it states that the house at One Cloud Street is left to Sam Pickles with what provision?

4. What is the Lamb family fishing for in the opening of Chapter II?

5. How does Sam injure himself on the job in Chapter I?

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