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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Joel win a small fortune gambling and buy the house at One Cloud Street?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1929.

2. Which of the Lamb daughters is noted as being a remarkably good marbles player?
(a) Oriel Lamb.
(b) Elaine Lamb.
(c) Red Lamb.
(d) Hattie Lamb.

3. What is inside the package that Sam receives in the hospital in Chapter I?
(a) His severed fingers.
(b) A job offer.
(c) An insurance settlement.
(d) A golden ring.

4. Sam recuperates in the hospital for how long after his work injury in Chapter I?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 4 days.

5. What is the name of Rose Pickle’s uncle that owns the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?
(a) Uncle James.
(b) Uncle Peter.
(c) Uncle Joel.
(d) Uncle Billy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the Perth suburb that has the nearest shops to Cloud Street, across the railroad tracks?

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

5. Where does the Aborigine ask to be dropped off in Chapter VI?

(see the answer key)

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