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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 Lester Lamb’s occupation in Chapter II?
(a) He is a policeman.
(b) He is an optician.
(c) He is a butcher.
(d) He is an undertaker.

2. 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 burned by acid.
(d) His hand is caught in a winch.

3. What is the name of Rose Pickle’s uncle that owns the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?
(a) Uncle Peter.
(b) Uncle Billy.
(c) Uncle James.
(d) Uncle Joel.

4. The house at Number One Cloud Street that Sam Pickles inherits from his cousin is located in a suburb of what city?
(a) Fremantle.
(b) Perth.
(c) Canberra.
(d) Sydney.

5. How many children do Lester and Oriel Lamb have in Chapter II?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war is under way in Chapter III of the novel?

2. Fish Lamb seems to recognize everyone in his family except for whom in Chapter III?

3. How do the Lamb daughters feel about their new life in the city in Chapter III?

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

5. What did Sam Pickles’s father do for a living?

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