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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 cow.
(b) His only pig.
(c) His only chicken.
(d) His favorite horse.

2. Who comes looking for Quick Lamb when he rows the skiff upriver in Chapter IV?
(a) Lester Lamb.
(b) Dolly Pickles.
(c) Sam Pickles.
(d) Oriel Lamb.

3. How do the Lamb daughters feel about their new life in the city in Chapter III?
(a) They regret it.
(b) They hate it.
(c) They miss it.
(d) They love it.

4. What do the members of the Lamb family spin in order to determine who will wash dishes in Chapter III?
(a) An Indian arrowhead.
(b) A bottle.
(c) A butter knife.
(d) A pencil.

5. 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?
(a) White Horse.
(b) Ranger.
(c) Eurhythmic.
(d) Blackbutt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Quick Lamb’s real first name?

2. In what town does the Pickles family live in Chapter I?

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

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

5. In Chapter IV, the grocery shop is closed for a day as Lester takes his family to what port town?

(see the answer key)

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