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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What war is under way in Chapter III of the novel?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

2. Dolly Pickles dreams about a man with prawns in Chapter I. When the man in Dolly’s dream puts a prawn in her mouth, it turns into what?
(a) A snake.
(b) A severed finger.
(c) A giant octopus.
(d) A ship's wheel.

3. Who is said to run the grocery store like a drill sergeant, keeping a close eye on supply and demand, in Chapter III?
(a) Dolly Pickles.
(b) Sam Pickles.
(c) Rose Pickles.
(d) Oriel Lamb.

4. What does Sam Pickles do with the money he receives as his share from the sale of the pub hotel in Chapter III?
(a) He invests in a car.
(b) He send it to his daughter.
(c) He sends it to his mother.
(d) He loses it gambling.

5. How does Fish Lamb become injured in Chapter II?
(a) He is hit by a train.
(b) He falls down a flight of stairs
(c) He almost drowns.
(d) He is hit by a car.

6. How does Sam injure himself on the job in Chapter I?
(a) His hand is shot with a pellet-gun.
(b) His hand is run over by a tractor.
(c) His hand is burned by acid.
(d) His hand is caught in a winch.

7. What is the name of the competing grocer that Oriel Lamb decides to drive out of business in Chapter V?
(a) G.M. Clay.
(b) Toby Raven.
(c) Wogga McBride.
(d) Geoffrey Birch.

8. What is Lester Lamb’s occupation in Chapter II?
(a) He is an undertaker.
(b) He is an optician.
(c) He is a butcher.
(d) He is a policeman.

9. Which of the Lamb daughters is a short-haired tomboy that does not want to marry?
(a) Hattie Lamb.
(b) Elaine Lamb.
(c) Red Lamb.
(d) Oriel Lamb.

10. What does Fish Lamb entertain himself by spinning at the dinner table in Chapter III?
(a) Spoons.
(b) Nickles.
(c) Soup bowls.
(d) Dinner plates.

11. Sam recuperates in the hospital for how long after his work injury in Chapter I?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

12. How are Rose’s brothers described in Chapter V?
(a) Excellent students.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Overly ambitious.
(d) Hard working

13. What are the names of Rose’s brothers in the novel?
(a) Fish and Lester Pickles.
(b) Ted and Chub Pickles.
(c) Lon and Merv Pickles.
(d) Geoffrey and Harry Pickles.

14. What does Quick Lamb begin clipping from the newspaper and hanging on his wall in Chapter IV?
(a) Reviews.
(b) Sad stories.
(c) Wedding announcements.
(d) Job postings.

15. What is Quick Lamb’s favorite outdoor activity, according to the narrator in Chapter V?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Horseback riding.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter V, Quick Lamb announces that he is leaving home to do what?

2. In what town does the Pickles family live in Chapter I?

3. What Australian coin-flipping game does Sam gamble on in Chapter IV?

4. The Lamb family plants a garden and raises what animals in their half of the yard in Chapter III?

5. 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?

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