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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is strange about Quick Lamb’s appearance when he is discovered sick by his employers after going out in the boat in Chapter VI?
(a) His eyes won’t open.
(b) His face has tattoos on it.
(c) His skin is darker than usual.
(d) He appears to be glowing.

2. Who is said to run the grocery store like a drill sergeant, keeping a close eye on supply and demand, in Chapter III?
(a) Rose Pickles.
(b) Sam Pickles.
(c) Oriel Lamb.
(d) Dolly Pickles.

3. Who threatens Oriel Lamb to a fistfight in Chapter X and loses?
(a) Dolly Pickles.
(b) Mery Pickles.
(c) Lon Lamb.
(d) Fish Lamb.

4. How has Ted Pickles died in Chapter IX?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He developed cancer.
(c) He drowned in the river.
(d) He was hit by a train.

5. How does Fish Lamb become injured in Chapter II?
(a) He is hit by a car.
(b) He falls down a flight of stairs
(c) He almost drowns.
(d) He is hit by a train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has beaten up Sam Pickles in Chapter VII?

2. What hobby does Dolly Pickles take up in Chapter X?

3. When is Guy Fawkes Night observed?

4. When Quick’s son is born in Chapter IX, Quick remarks that the baby is slippery like what?

5. Rose Pickles learns from her coworkers about how to get dates by flirting on the phone in Chapter VIII. Where do the women tell their prospective dates to meet them?

(see the answer key)

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