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

2. Where did costermongers usually live?
(a) Above their stores.
(b) In the city parks.
(c) In alms houses.
(d) In a rented room.

3. What did a lodging manager do when a child brought in a stolen item for rent?
(a) Called the constable.
(b) Gave the child half of what it was worth.
(c) Gave the child a small fraction of its value and pawned it.
(d) Let the child stay for the night in exchange for the item.

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

5. What type of modern store did costermongers fill in 1800s London?
(a) Convenience stores.
(b) Grocery stores.
(c) Clothing stores.
(d) Department stores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one Jewish trader claim to have purchased?

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

3. What did a 19-year-old newspaper printer like?

4. Who does Mayhew say are well paid compared to others profiled in the book?

5. What percentage of costermongers did not own their stock?

(see the answer key)

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