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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of act does Lester Lamb perform at the veterans club in Chapter V?
(a) A minstrel act.
(b) A mime act.
(c) A vaudeville act.
(d) A rodeo clown act.

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

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

4. Who is said to have convinced the woman who owned One Cloud Street to take in Aboriginal women in Chapter III?
(a) A Catholic nun.
(b) An Anglican priest.
(c) A traveling salesman.
(d) A local politician.

5. In Chapter IV, the grocery shop is closed for a day as Lester takes his family to what port town?
(a) Southern Cross.
(b) Pemberton.
(c) Subiaco.
(d) Fremantle.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is New Year’s Day of what year when Oriel sets up a tent in the backyard in Chapter IV?

2. What does Fish Lamb entertain himself by spinning at the dinner table in Chapter III?

3. What is the name of the dog that works alongside Quick Lamb in Chapter VI?

4. When is Guy Fawkes Night observed?

5. What is the name of Lester Lamb’s cousin that Quick works for in southwestern Australia in Chapter VI?

(see the answer key)

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