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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is January of what year that the Lambs succeed in driving the competing grocer out of business in Chapter V?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1962.

2. Who discovers Sam Pickles sitting on the edge of the bathtub with an open razor in Chapter V?
(a) Oriel Lamb.
(b) Rose Pickles.
(c) Lester Lamb.
(d) Dolly Pickles.

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

4. What is Toby Raven’s profession when Rose meets him in Chapter VIII?
(a) He is a banker.
(b) He is a reporter.
(c) He is a politician.
(d) He is a policeman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the lonely widow that Oriel Lamb meets at the Anzac Club in Chapter V?

2. What Australian slang term from the novel is an affectionate insult referring to someone who is unfashionable?

3. How old is Rose Pickles in the beginning of Chapter VIII?

4. How old does Quick Lamb turn on his birthday in the second half of Chapter III?

5. At a party in Chapter VIII, Toby Raven starts talking about a grotesque comedy he is working on, concerning a famous writer and what?

(see the answer key)

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