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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has sex on the kitchen table in Chapter VII?
(a) Dolly Pickles and Lester Lamb.
(b) Chub Pickles and Elaine Lamb.
(c) Wogga McBride and Rose Pickles.
(d) Quick Lamb and Rose Pickles.

2. Where did the Pickles family live before they inherited the house at Number One Cloud Street?
(a) Pemberton.
(b) Margaret River.
(c) Geraldton.
(d) Southern Cross.

3. 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?
(a) Outside the library.
(b) At a French café.
(c) Outside the soda shop.
(d) Outside the post office.

4. Who mentions that Lester Lamb didn’t sleep in his bed the night before in Chapter VII?
(a) Oriel Lamb.
(b) Fish Lamb.
(c) Dolly Pickles.
(d) Beryl Lee.

5. What job has Quick Lamb taken in the beginning of Chapter VI?
(a) Undertaker.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Kangaroo shooter.
(d) Policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who confronts Lester Lamb in Chapter VII about the affair he’s become engaged in?

2. Who becomes the chief baker and ice-cream maker at the store in Chapter III?

3. Kings Park is one of the largest inner city parks in the world. Approximately how many acres comprise Kings Park?

4. The serial killer that terrorizes Perth in Chapter IX is based on what real-life figure?

5. What war is under way in Chapter III of the novel?

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