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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In what town does the Pickles family live in Chapter I?
(a) Geraldton.
(b) Margaret River.
(c) Southern Cross.
(d) Perth.

5. How does Joel die in Chapter I?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He has a stroke.
(c) He develops tuberculosis.
(d) He is hit by a train.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In what year did Joel win a small fortune gambling and buy the house at One Cloud Street?

5. How old is Fish Lamb in Chapter II?

(see the answer key)

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