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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to run the grocery store like a drill sergeant, keeping a close eye on supply and demand, in Chapter III?
(a) Dolly Pickles.
(b) Sam Pickles.
(c) Oriel Lamb.
(d) Rose Pickles.

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

3. What is Fish Lamb’s real first name?
(a) Mason.
(b) Mery.
(c) Samson.
(d) Andrew.

4. What is the name of the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?
(a) The Eurhythmic Hotel.
(b) The Southern Cross Hotel.
(c) The Mosman Hotel.
(d) The Excelsior Hotel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fish Lamb entertain himself by spinning at the dinner table in Chapter III?

2. What did Oriel’s father kill in order to use its bladder to treat Oriel after she was burned in a bushfire, according to the narrative in Chapter III?

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

4. What was the name of the horse that Joel was betting on when he won a small fortune and bought the house at One Cloud Street?

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

(see the answer key)

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