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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kings Park in Perth has panoramic views of what river?
(a) The Sydney River.
(b) The White River.
(c) The Swan River.
(d) The Red River.

2. What animal belonging to the Lamb family is said to talk in tongues in Chapter V?
(a) A horse.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A goldfish.
(d) A pig.

3. What kind of act does Lester Lamb perform at the veterans club in Chapter V?
(a) A rodeo clown act.
(b) A mime act.
(c) A vaudeville act.
(d) A minstrel act.

4. Who does Fish talk to in the library that is described as always crying or angry in Chapter VII?
(a) The blackman.
(b) The “shadow girl.”
(c) Quick Lamb.
(d) Mery Pickles.

5. The young woman that Quick begins dating in Chapter VI says she wants to have a florist shop where?
(a) Southern Cross.
(b) Perth.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Canberra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when the warm weather begins in Australia, according to the narrator in Chapter V?

2. In what year did Joel win a small fortune gambling and buy the house at One Cloud Street?

3. What is the name of the department store where Rose Pickles begins working at as a switchboard operator in Chapter V?

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. 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?

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