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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the “blackfella” that Quick Lamb encounters in Chapter III try to sell him?
(a) Trimmed saplings.
(b) Crayfish.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Oysters.

2. It is January of what year that the Lambs succeed in driving the competing grocer out of business in Chapter V?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1955.

3. What is the name of the pub hotel where the Pickle family lives in Chapter I?
(a) The Eurhythmic Hotel.
(b) The Southern Cross Hotel.
(c) The Mosman Hotel.
(d) The Excelsior Hotel.

4. What is the name of the boy at school that Quick Lamb gives his lunch to in Chapter IV?
(a) Wogga McBride.
(b) Toby Raven.
(c) G.M. Clay.
(d) Chub Pickles.

5. What Australian coin-flipping game does Sam gamble on in Chapter IV?
(a) Double diamonds.
(b) Knucklebones.
(c) Aces high.
(d) Two-up.

Short Answer Questions

1. The historical figure of Guy Fawkes was a member of what plot?

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

3. What is Fish Lamb’s real first name?

4. Where does Sam Pickles “win” a job position during a gambling game in Chapter IV?

5. What is the name of the department store where Rose Pickles begins working at as a switchboard operator in Chapter V?

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