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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the Lamb daughters is a short-haired tomboy that does not want to marry?
(a) Hattie Lamb.
(b) Oriel Lamb.
(c) Elaine Lamb.
(d) Red Lamb.

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

4. What is Lester Lamb’s occupation in Chapter II?
(a) He is a butcher.
(b) He is an undertaker.
(c) He is a policeman.
(d) He is an optician.

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

6. Who discovers Sam Pickles sitting on the edge of the bathtub with an open razor in Chapter V?
(a) Rose Pickles.
(b) Oriel Lamb.
(c) Dolly Pickles.
(d) Lester Lamb.

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

8. How did one of the Aboriginal women commit suicide at One Cloud Street, according to the narrator in Chapter III?
(a) She hung herself.
(b) She drank ant poison.
(c) She overdosed on pain pills.
(d) She slit her wrists.

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

10. What is Quick Lamb’s favorite outdoor activity, according to the narrator in Chapter V?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Horseback riding.
(d) Fishing.

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

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

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

14. What member of the Pickles family is described in Chapter I as “a damned good-looking woman”?
(a) Elaine Pickles.
(b) Dolly Pickles.
(c) Rose Pickles.
(d) Hattie Pickles.

15. What does Sam Pickles buy for Rose, reducing her to tears, in Chapter IV?
(a) A composition book.
(b) A wooden desk.
(c) A rag doll.
(d) A wedding gown.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people who frequent the grocery store at Number One Cloud Street assume that who owns the building in Chapter III?

2. What is the name of the boy at school that Quick Lamb gives his lunch to in Chapter IV?

3. The doctor who examines Fish Lamb in Chapter III believes that he must be what as a result of his accident?

4. What is inside the package that Sam receives in the hospital in Chapter I?

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

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