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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 regret it.
(c) They miss it.
(d) They hate it.

2. What member of the Pickles family is described in Chapter I as “a damned good-looking woman”?
(a) Elaine Pickles.
(b) Rose Pickles.
(c) Hattie Pickles.
(d) Dolly Pickles.

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

4. How old is Quick Lamb in Chapter II?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to run the grocery store like a drill sergeant, keeping a close eye on supply and demand, in Chapter III?

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

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

4. 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?

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?

(see the answer key)

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