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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sam Pickles’s father is described in Chapter I as having passed along his love of what to his son?
(a) Politics.
(b) Fancy cars.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Nice clothing.

2. How old is Quick Lamb in Chapter II?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

3. What are the names of Rose’s brothers in the novel?
(a) Geoffrey and Harry Pickles.
(b) Fish and Lester Pickles.
(c) Lon and Merv Pickles.
(d) Ted and Chub Pickles.

4. What does Sam Pickles buy for Rose, reducing her to tears, in Chapter IV?
(a) A composition book.
(b) A wedding gown.
(c) A wooden desk.
(d) A rag doll.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Lamb family plants a garden and raises what animals in their half of the yard in Chapter III?

2. What is the name of the horse that Sam Pickles starts betting on in Chapter IV?

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

4. The historical figure of Guy Fawkes was a member of what plot?

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

(see the answer key)

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