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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. How much did the fire eater earn?
(a) 10 shillings a night.
(b) 1 shilling a night.
(c) 4-6 shillings per night.
(d) 1 pound a night.

2. What did shovelers do?
(a) Picked up horse manure from the streets.
(b) Piled coal ash into heaps.
(c) Cleared the streets of leaves.
(d) Cleared the streets of snow.

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

4. Why did Mayhew say many costermongers lived in sin?
(a) They were unmarried.
(b) They stole merchandise.
(c) They refused to acknowledge the crown.
(d) They never attended church.

5. What happened to the man after he was injured?
(a) One leg was amputated.
(b) He dragged one leg.
(c) He was almost blind.
(d) One arm was was amputated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mayhew say about the education of street folk?

2. With whom does Mike live with after he is an orphan?

3. For how long had the clown worked in that capacity?

4. What did Ragmen do?

5. What kind of low lodging house segregated the renters by sex?

(see the answer key)

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