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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what town does the Pickles family live in Chapter I?
(a) Southern Cross.
(b) Perth.
(c) Margaret River.
(d) Geraldton.

2. Which of the Lamb daughters is noted as being a remarkably good marbles player?
(a) Oriel Lamb.
(b) Elaine Lamb.
(c) Hattie Lamb.
(d) Red Lamb.

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

4. Sam Pickles’s father is described in Chapter I as having passed along his love of what to his son?
(a) Nice clothing.
(b) Politics.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Fancy cars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sam injure himself on the job in Chapter I?

2. Rose and her brothers discover the severed foot of whom washed up on the beach in Chapter I?

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

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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