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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is said to have convinced the woman who owned One Cloud Street to take in Aboriginal women in Chapter III?
(a) A local politician.
(b) An Anglican priest.
(c) A Catholic nun.
(d) A traveling salesman.

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

4. 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?
(a) His only chicken.
(b) His only cow.
(c) His favorite horse.
(d) His only pig.

5. Where does Sam receive a package from while he recuperates in the hospital in Chapter I?
(a) The Abrolhos Islands.
(b) Southern Cross.
(c) Pemberton.
(d) The Anzac Club.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Lamb daughters is noted as being a remarkably good marbles player?

2. What is Fish Lamb’s real first name?

3. Who is said to run the grocery store like a drill sergeant, keeping a close eye on supply and demand, in Chapter III?

4. How many children do Lester and Oriel Lamb have in Chapter II?

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

(see the answer key)

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