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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Outside the soda shop.
(b) Outside the library.
(c) At a French café.
(d) Outside the post office.

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

4. How old is Rose Pickles when she begins to get alarmingly thin in Chapter V?
(a) 17.
(b) 21.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

5. What Australian slang term from the novel is an affectionate insult referring to someone who is unfashionable?
(a) Drongo.
(b) Dag.
(c) Galah.
(d) Dill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beats up Dolly Pickles in Chapter V?

2. At what veterans club does Lester Lamb begin performing in Chapter V?

3. What is the name of the competing grocer that Oriel Lamb decides to drive out of business in Chapter V?

4. What character is the youngest child in the Lamb family?

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

(see the answer key)

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