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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 4: Those That Will Not Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had the crossing week Mayhew interviewed work as a crossing sweep at the time of the interview?
(a) 20 years.
(b) More than a decade.
(c) 30 years.
(d) A few months.

2. Which group in London dominated wholesale trading?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Irish.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

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

4. What did cab drivers sometimes do that was illegal?
(a) Employed unlicensed cab drivers for a portion of the day.
(b) Started the meter halfway through the trip and pocket the difference.
(c) Charged more than allowed by regulation.
(d) Started the meter on the way to pick someone up.

5. Who usually watched Jewish girls who peddled fruit?
(a) No one.
(b) Their boyfriends.
(c) Their brothers.
(d) Their mothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the fire eater earn?

2. What was the average wage of someone in the job in number 69?

3. Why did the puppeteer leave his former job to become a puppeteer?

4. How often did chimney sweeps bathe in times earlier than that of Mayhew?

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

(see the answer key)

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