1. What body part of Sam’s tingles when bad luck seems to be approaching in the novel?
(a) His neck.
(b) His ribcage.
(c) His hand.
(d) His foot.

2. Why does Beryl Lee say she is moving out in Chapter VII?
(a) She is attracted to Lester Lamb.
(b) She needs to live closer to medical care.
(c) She misses her family.
(d) She wants to get married.

3. Oriel Lamb describes her father’s remarriage to whom in Chapter III?
(a) An elderly widow.
(b) An Aborigine woman.
(c) A soothsayer.
(d) A young teacher.

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

5. What does Sam collect in his job in Chapter I?
(a) Coal.
(b) Guano.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Prawns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oriel’s father kill in order to use its bladder to treat Oriel after she was burned in a bushfire, according to the narrative in Chapter III?

2. In Joel’s will, it states that the house at One Cloud Street is left to Sam Pickles with what provision?

3. Who beats up Dolly Pickles in Chapter V?

4. The young woman that Quick begins dating in Chapter VI says she wants to have a florist shop where?

5. How old is Quick Lamb in the beginning of Chapter V?

(see the answer key)

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