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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Quick Lamb begin clipping from the newspaper and hanging on his wall in Chapter IV?
(a) Wedding announcements.
(b) Reviews.
(c) Job postings.
(d) Sad stories.

2. Who gets married in the beginning of Chapter VII?
(a) Merv Pickles and Beryl Lee.
(b) Elaine Lamb and Geoffrey Birch.
(c) Hattie Lamb and Geoffrey Birch.
(d) Rose Pickles and Fish Lamb.

3. What hill overlooks the city of Perth and forms part of Kings Park?
(a) Mount Eliza.
(b) Mount Casba.
(c) Mount Topo.
(d) Mount Oriole.

4. How old is Quick Lamb in Chapter II?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 8.

5. How old is Fish Lamb in Chapter II?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Fish talk to in the library that is described as always crying or angry in Chapter VII?

2. Who confronts Lester Lamb in Chapter VII about the affair he’s become engaged in?

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

4. Who becomes upset in Chapter IV when the Lamb and Pickles families go to burn the Guy Fawkes effigy?

5. What body part of Sam’s tingles when bad luck seems to be approaching in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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