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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Sam Pickles gambling with in Chapter IV when he gets so far ahead, the man has to give him a job?
(a) A butcher.
(b) A schoolteacher.
(c) A union boss.
(d) An undertaker.

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

5. What is Quick Lamb’s real first name?
(a) Samson.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mary.
(d) Mason.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Quick Lamb turn on his birthday in the second half of Chapter III?

2. Who discovers Sam Pickles sitting on the edge of the bathtub with an open razor in Chapter V?

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

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

5. What is the name of the boy at school that Quick Lamb gives his lunch to in Chapter IV?

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