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

2. How much money does Sam Pickles receive as his share from the sale of the pub hotel in Chapter III?
(a) 10,000 pounds.
(b) 2,000 pounds.
(c) 5,000 pounds.
(d) 1,000 pounds.

3. 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 ship's wheel.
(c) A giant octopus.
(d) A severed finger.

4. How did one of the Aboriginal women commit suicide at One Cloud Street, according to the narrator in Chapter III?
(a) She slit her wrists.
(b) She overdosed on pain pills.
(c) She hung herself.
(d) She drank ant poison.

5. What do the members of the Lamb family spin in order to determine who will wash dishes in Chapter III?
(a) An Indian arrowhead.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A butter knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sam daydreams about drinking beer and eating what after work in Chapter I?

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

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

4. What is the name of Sam Pickles’s father in the novel?

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

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