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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 1: Of the London Street-folk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what did coster children often waste their money?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Beer.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Betting.

2. Into what kind of fund did residents of better lodging houses pay?
(a) Medical care funds.
(b) Newspaper funds.
(c) General maintenance funds.
(d) Entertainment funds.

3. What kind of selling required the most capital and equipment?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Food and beverage.
(c) Medicines.
(d) Weapons.

4. What did many children do about food in the worse lodging houses?
(a) Went through the garbage piles.
(b) Did not eat.
(c) Beg from other renters.
(d) Steal meat, bacon or potatoes.

5. What type of toiletry items were provided by some of the better lodging houses?
(a) Towels and soap.
(b) Baht powder and shaving cream.
(c) Soap and razors.
(d) Laundry soap and wash boards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mayhew say was the reason people from wealthier families became patterers?

2. What did a lodging manager do when a child brought in a stolen item for rent?

3. What type of gambling was most popular with costers?

4. To what was street vending an alternative?

5. Who most often hosted lodging houses?

(see the answer key)

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