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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Fremantle.
(d) Subiaco.

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

3. In Joel’s will, it states that the house at One Cloud Street is left to Sam Pickles with what provision?
(a) That he sell it immediately.
(b) That he not sell it for 20 years.
(c) That he open a store there.
(d) That he leave it to his children when he dies.

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

5. Whose idea is it initially to open a small grocery store in an empty room in the house at Number One Cloud Street in Chapter III?
(a) Dolly Pickles'.
(b) Rose Pickles'.
(c) Lester Lamb’s.
(d) Sam Pickles'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the talking cockatoo that Sam Pickles wins gambling in Chapter IV?

2. When is Guy Fawkes Night observed?

3. What does Quick Lamb begin clipping from the newspaper and hanging on his wall in Chapter IV?

4. Whom does Quick Lamb dream of rowing a wooden box when he is injured in Chapter VI?

5. What is Fish Lamb’s real first name?

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