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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sam collect in his job in Chapter I?
(a) Guano.
(b) Prawns.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Coal.

3. Which of the Lamb daughters is noted as being a remarkably good marbles player?
(a) Hattie Lamb.
(b) Elaine Lamb.
(c) Oriel Lamb.
(d) Red Lamb.

4. The doctor who examines Fish Lamb in Chapter III believes that he must be what as a result of his accident?
(a) Brain damaged.
(b) Paralyzed.
(c) Physically stunted.
(d) Traumatized.

5. Who becomes the chief baker and ice-cream maker at the store in Chapter III?
(a) Oriel Lamb.
(b) Dolly Pickles.
(c) Sam Pickles.
(d) Lester Lamb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the members of the Lamb family spin in order to determine who will wash dishes in Chapter III?

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

3. How much money does Sam Pickles receive as his share from the sale of the pub hotel in Chapter III?

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

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

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