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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the old woman that previously owned the house at One Cloud Street doing when she died, according to the narrator in Chapter III?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Drinking wine.
(c) Playing piano.
(d) Cooking dinner.

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

3. Where does Sam Pickles “win” a job position during a gambling game in Chapter IV?
(a) A mint.
(b) A bank.
(c) A butcher’s shop.
(d) A school.

4. What is the name of the boy at school that Quick Lamb gives his lunch to in Chapter IV?
(a) Toby Raven.
(b) Chub Pickles.
(c) G.M. Clay.
(d) Wogga McBride.

5. Where is the character of Geoffrey Birch from?
(a) Margaret River.
(b) Pemberton.
(c) Crawley.
(d) Southern Cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Rose’s brothers described in Chapter V?

2. The historical figure of Guy Fawkes was a member of what plot?

3. What war is under way in Chapter III of the novel?

4. How does Fish Lamb become injured in Chapter II?

5. What does Sam Pickles do with the money he receives as his share from the sale of the pub hotel in Chapter III?

(see the answer key)

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