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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who beats up Dolly Pickles in Chapter V?
(a) G.M. Clay.
(b) Harry Lamb.
(c) Beryl Lee.
(d) Toby Raven.

2. In Chapter V, Quick Lamb announces that he is leaving home to do what?
(a) “Go bush.”
(b) “Fight for freedom.”
(c) “Find himself.”
(d) “Join the military.”

3. Who discovers Sam Pickles sitting on the edge of the bathtub with an open razor in Chapter V?
(a) Lester Lamb.
(b) Dolly Pickles.
(c) Rose Pickles.
(d) Oriel Lamb.

4. What month is it when the warm weather begins in Australia, according to the narrator in Chapter V?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) November.
(d) September.

5. What was the old woman that previously owned the house at One Cloud Street doing when she died, according to the narrator in Chapter III?
(a) Drinking wine.
(b) Playing piano.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Watching television.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rose daydream about running away with in Chapter V?

2. Who does Quick Lamb take with him to row the skiff upriver in Chapter IV?

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

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

5. Which of the Lamb daughters is noted as being a remarkably good marbles player?

(see the answer key)

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