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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Joel win a small fortune gambling and buy the house at One Cloud Street?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1919.

2. At what veterans club does Lester Lamb begin performing in Chapter V?
(a) The Powder-Room Club.
(b) The Koala Club.
(c) The Anzac Club.
(d) The White Horse Tavern.

3. Oriel Lamb describes her father’s remarriage to whom in Chapter III?
(a) An Aborigine woman.
(b) An elderly widow.
(c) A young teacher.
(d) A soothsayer.

4. What are the names of Rose’s brothers in the novel?
(a) Lon and Merv Pickles.
(b) Geoffrey and Harry Pickles.
(c) Fish and Lester Pickles.
(d) Ted and Chub Pickles.

5. Who beats up Dolly Pickles in Chapter V?
(a) Beryl Lee.
(b) Toby Raven.
(c) G.M. Clay.
(d) Harry Lamb.

6. What does Sam collect in his job in Chapter I?
(a) Prawns.
(b) Guano.
(c) Coal.
(d) Crabs.

7. How many fingers does Sam Pickles lose from his injury in Chapter I?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

8. Sam recuperates in the hospital for how long after his work injury in Chapter I?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 1 week.

9. Where is Quick Lamb supposed to row the skiff to a dock at in Chapter IV?
(a) Cawley.
(b) Fermantle.
(c) Margaret River.
(d) Subiaco.

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

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

12. How does Sam injure himself on the job in Chapter I?
(a) His hand is shot with a pellet-gun.
(b) His hand is caught in a winch.
(c) His hand is burned by acid.
(d) His hand is run over by a tractor.

13. Where does Sam Pickles “win” a job position during a gambling game in Chapter IV?
(a) A school.
(b) A butcher’s shop.
(c) A bank.
(d) A mint.

14. How do the Lamb daughters feel about their new life in the city in Chapter III?
(a) They regret it.
(b) They love it.
(c) They miss it.
(d) They hate it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sam Pickles buy for Rose, reducing her to tears, in Chapter IV?

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

3. What is the name of the competing grocer that Oriel Lamb decides to drive out of business in Chapter V?

4. How many children do Lester and Oriel Lamb have in Chapter II?

5. What does Fish Lamb entertain himself by spinning at the dinner table in Chapter III?

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