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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Lamb daughters feel about their new life in the city in Chapter III?
(a) They love it.
(b) They miss it.
(c) They regret it.
(d) They hate it.

2. What did Sam Pickles’s father do for a living?
(a) He was a bus driver.
(b) He was a college professor.
(c) He was a taxidermist.
(d) He was a water diviner.

3. What is the Lamb family fishing for in the opening of Chapter II?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Trout.
(c) Prawns.
(d) Crayfish.

4. 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) Drinking wine.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Playing piano.

5. What is the name of the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?
(a) The Excelsior Hotel.
(b) The Mosman Hotel.
(c) The Eurhythmic Hotel.
(d) The Southern Cross Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The house at Number One Cloud Street that Sam Pickles inherits from his cousin is located in a suburb of what city?

3. Where does Sam receive a package from while he recuperates in the hospital in Chapter I?

4. What was the name of the horse that Joel was betting on when he won a small fortune and bought the house at One Cloud Street?

5. What is the name of Rose Pickle’s uncle that owns the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?

(see the answer key)

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