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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Quick Lamb find in bed beside him when he awakens from his sickness in Chapter VII?
(a) Sam Pickles.
(b) Oriel Lamb.
(c) Rose Pickles.
(d) Fish Lamb.

2. In Chapter IV, the grocery shop is closed for a day as Lester takes his family to what port town?
(a) Subiaco.
(b) Southern Cross.
(c) Pemberton.
(d) Fremantle.

3. How long do Rose and Quick date before they wed in Chapter VIII?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 weeks.

4. What does Oriel Lamb say she believes in, in Chapter VII?
(a) Allah and the Islamic faith.
(b) God and the Ten Commandments.
(c) Judaism and Buddhism.
(d) Eight hours' sleep and a big breakfast.

5. How are Rose’s brothers described in Chapter V?
(a) Hard working
(b) Lazy.
(c) Overly ambitious.
(d) Excellent students.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is January of what year that the Lambs succeed in driving the competing grocer out of business in Chapter V?

2. How old is Rose Pickles when she no longer scours the pubs looking for her mother because she won’t brave the drunks in Chapter V?

3. Who discovers Quick Lamb after his injury in Chapter VI?

4. Who discovers Sam Pickles sitting on the edge of the bathtub with an open razor in Chapter V?

5. What does Rose Pickles begin typing for Toby Raven in Chapter VIII?

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