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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Sam Pickles’s father in the novel?
(a) James Pickles.
(b) Ted Pickles.
(c) George Pickles.
(d) Merv 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) 10,000 pounds.
(c) 2,000 pounds.
(d) 5,000 pounds.

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

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?
(a) A snake.
(b) A giant octopus.
(c) A ship's wheel.
(d) A severed finger.

5. What is inside the package that Sam receives in the hospital in Chapter I?
(a) An insurance settlement.
(b) A job offer.
(c) A golden ring.
(d) His severed fingers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sam recuperates in the hospital for how long after his work injury in Chapter I?

2. Sam Pickles’s father is described in Chapter I as having passed along his love of what to his son?

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

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

5. Who is said to have convinced the woman who owned One Cloud Street to take in Aboriginal women in Chapter III?

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