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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sam injure himself on the job in Chapter I?
(a) His hand is burned by acid.
(b) His hand is shot with a pellet-gun.
(c) His hand is caught in a winch.
(d) His hand is run over by a tractor.

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

3. How many fingers does Sam Pickles lose from his injury in Chapter I?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. The historical figure of Guy Fawkes was a member of what plot?
(a) The Boston Tea Plot.
(b) The Kingsbury Plot.
(c) The Arson Plot.
(d) The Gunpowder Plot.

5. Fish Lamb seems to recognize everyone in his family except for whom in Chapter III?
(a) Lester Lamb.
(b) Oriel Lamb.
(c) Lon Lamb.
(d) Hattie Lamb.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did one of the Aboriginal women commit suicide at One Cloud Street, according to the narrator in Chapter III?

3. How does Joel die in Chapter I?

4. Where does Sam receive a package from while he recuperates in the hospital in Chapter I?

5. The house at Number One Cloud Street that Sam Pickles inherits from his cousin is located in a suburb of what city?

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