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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes upset in Chapter IV when the Lamb and Pickles families go to burn the Guy Fawkes effigy?
(a) Rose Pickles.
(b) Quick Lamb.
(c) Fish Lamb.
(d) Dolly Pickles.

2. What nation has surrendered, leading to the end of the war in Chapter IV?
(a) Poland.
(b) Japan.
(c) France.
(d) England.

3. When is Guy Fawkes Night observed?
(a) November 5.
(b) July 4.
(c) December 1.
(d) November 30.

4. What half-brother of Oriel Lamb’s was killed in Palestine in World War I?
(a) Bluey.
(b) James.
(c) Henry.
(d) Ted.

5. What is the name of the competing grocer that Oriel Lamb decides to drive out of business in Chapter V?
(a) Wogga McBride.
(b) Toby Raven.
(c) Geoffrey Birch.
(d) G.M. Clay.

6. How much money does Sam Pickles receive as his share from the sale of the pub hotel in Chapter III?
(a) 10,000 pounds.
(b) 2,000 pounds.
(c) 5,000 pounds.
(d) 1,000 pounds.

7. Sam daydreams about drinking beer and eating what after work in Chapter I?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Prawns.
(c) Crayfish.
(d) Squid.

8. It is New Year’s Day of what year when Oriel sets up a tent in the backyard in Chapter IV?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1936.

9. How does Joel die in Chapter I?
(a) He develops tuberculosis.
(b) He is hit by a train.
(c) He has a heart attack.
(d) He has a stroke.

10. 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.

11. What does Fish Lamb entertain himself by spinning at the dinner table in Chapter III?
(a) Spoons.
(b) Nickles.
(c) Soup bowls.
(d) Dinner plates.

12. How many children do Lester and Oriel Lamb have in Chapter II?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

13. What is the name of the boy at school that Quick Lamb gives his lunch to in Chapter IV?
(a) Chub Pickles.
(b) Toby Raven.
(c) Wogga McBride.
(d) G.M. Clay.

14. Where does Sam receive a package from while he recuperates in the hospital in Chapter I?
(a) Southern Cross.
(b) The Anzac Club.
(c) The Abrolhos Islands.
(d) Pemberton.

15. It is January of what year that the Lambs succeed in driving the competing grocer out of business in Chapter V?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1951.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How old is Fish Lamb in Chapter II?

3. Who is Sam Pickles gambling with in Chapter IV when he gets so far ahead, the man has to give him a job?

4. What is the name of Sam Pickles’s father in the novel?

5. How old is Quick Lamb in Chapter II?

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