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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the Lamb family fishing for in the opening of Chapter II?
(a) Trout.
(b) Crayfish.
(c) Prawns.
(d) Catfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to have convinced the woman who owned One Cloud Street to take in Aboriginal women in Chapter III?

2. What is Lester Lamb’s occupation in Chapter II?

3. What does Sam collect in his job in Chapter I?

4. In what town does the Pickles family live in Chapter I?

5. What was the name of the horse that Joel was betting on when he won a small fortune and bought the house at One Cloud Street?

(see the answer key)

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