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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose idea is it initially to open a small grocery store in an empty room in the house at Number One Cloud Street in Chapter III?
(a) Sam Pickles'.
(b) Dolly Pickles'.
(c) Rose Pickles'.
(d) Lester Lamb’s.

2. What is the name of the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?
(a) The Southern Cross Hotel.
(b) The Mosman Hotel.
(c) The Eurhythmic Hotel.
(d) The Excelsior Hotel.

3. Where is Quick Lamb supposed to row the skiff to a dock at in Chapter IV?
(a) Subiaco.
(b) Fermantle.
(c) Cawley.
(d) Margaret River.

4. What is the name of the department store where Rose Pickles begins working at as a switchboard operator in Chapter V?
(a) Bairds.
(b) Anderson's.
(c) Macys.
(d) Lawrence's.

5. What is the name of the talking cockatoo that Sam Pickles wins gambling in Chapter IV?
(a) Lon.
(b) Harry.
(c) Billie.
(d) Sam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to run the grocery store like a drill sergeant, keeping a close eye on supply and demand, in Chapter III?

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

3. What Australian coin-flipping game does Sam gamble on in Chapter IV?

4. Which of the Lamb daughters is a short-haired tomboy that does not want to marry?

5. When is Guy Fawkes Night observed?

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