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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In what room of the house at One Cloud Street did the old woman who previously owned it die?
(a) The library.
(b) The attic.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The kitchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Quick Lamb in Chapter II?

2. How many fingers does Sam Pickles lose from his injury in Chapter I?

3. What is the name of Rose Pickle’s uncle that owns the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?

4. What is Quick Lamb’s real first name?

5. What was the old woman that previously owned the house at One Cloud Street doing when she died, according to the narrator in Chapter III?

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