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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 3: Our Street Folk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who often undersold Jewish traders?
(a) No one.
(b) Irish traders.
(c) British traders.
(d) German traders.

2. How did the police sometimes help crossing sweeps?
(a) By finding them odd jobs.
(b) They looked down upon the crossing sweeps and would not help them.
(c) By recommending them for better jobs.
(d) By protecting their territory for them.

3. For whom did the street clown work for before becoming a clown?
(a) The constable as a watchboy.
(b) The dockmaster.
(c) His father's employer.
(d) A gang of crossing sweeps.

4. Why did some of these low-end workers go into the business?
(a) Because they like being outside.
(b) No reason is mentioned.
(c) Because they make pretty good pay.
(d) Because their family was in it before them.

5. To what was street vending an alternative?
(a) Being sent to the military.
(b) Going to the workhouse.
(c) Being hung.
(d) Going to jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the street clown prefer to do than being a clown?

2. How are Irish families described by Mayhew?

3. To whom did some merchants loan stock at no cost?

4. What had one crossing sweep worked at until he was injured at age 36?

5. What did Mayhew think of the reason for wealthier people to become patterers?

(see the answer key)

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