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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of Rose’s brothers in the novel?
(a) Lon and Merv Pickles.
(b) Geoffrey and Harry Pickles.
(c) Fish and Lester Pickles.
(d) Ted and Chub Pickles.

2. Sam Pickles’s father is described in Chapter I as having passed along his love of what to his son?
(a) Politics.
(b) Nice clothing.
(c) Fancy cars.
(d) Gambling.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?

2. In what room of the house at One Cloud Street did the old woman who previously owned it die?

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

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

5. How does Joel die in Chapter I?

(see the answer key)

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