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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Oriel’s father kill in order to use its bladder to treat Oriel after she was burned in a bushfire, according to the narrative in Chapter III?
(a) His only cow.
(b) His only pig.
(c) His only chicken.
(d) His favorite horse.

2. Dolly Pickles dreams about a man with prawns in Chapter I. When the man in Dolly’s dream puts a prawn in her mouth, it turns into what?
(a) A snake.
(b) A severed finger.
(c) A giant octopus.
(d) A ship's wheel.

3. How does Sam injure himself on the job in Chapter I?
(a) His hand is burned by acid.
(b) His hand is shot with a pellet-gun.
(c) His hand is run over by a tractor.
(d) His hand is caught in a winch.

4. What war is under way in Chapter III of the novel?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Vietnam War.

5. The Lamb family plants a garden and raises what animals in their half of the yard in Chapter III?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Goats.
(c) Lambs.
(d) Pigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What half-brother of Oriel Lamb’s was killed in Palestine in World War I?

2. What is inside the package that Sam receives in the hospital in Chapter I?

3. How many fingers does Sam Pickles lose from his injury in Chapter I?

4. Fish Lamb seems to recognize everyone in his family except for whom in Chapter III?

5. Which of the Lamb daughters is a short-haired tomboy that does not want to marry?

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