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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did some costermonger parents require their children to work?
(a) To build their character.
(b) To contribute to family income.
(c) To make the parents' life easier.
(d) To keep them out of the army.

2. From what ailment did Mayhew say all skilled laborers suffered?
(a) Chronic depression.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Black lung disease.
(d) Rickets.

3. What did Mayhew say all blind musicians had in common?
(a) They were all religious.
(b) They were all the best musicians.
(c) They were all blind at birth.
(d) They were all poor musicians.

4. What does Mayhew seem to believe about certain occupations?
(a) They are hereditary rather than learned.
(b) They are a great shame to perform.
(c) They are noble occupations.
(d) They are fit only for the most unworthy of men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mayhew say the Jewish traders seldom were?

2. What did most costermongers do with their children?

3. What type of modern store did costermongers fill in 1800s London?

4. Where did a coster sleep if sales were bad?

5. What happened to the man after he was injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the largest group of London street people and what did they do for a living?

2. How did dustmen and mudlarks help each other?

3. What was the story Mayhew wrote about a Cheap Jack?

4. Where did most costermongers and their families live

5. What were some of the circumstances in the better lodging houses for the street people?

6. What types of generalizations did Mayhew make about the London street people and how did this reflect Victorian thinking on industrialization?

7. How honest were costers' suppliers and how did the costers deal with dishonesty?

8. What did bolder boys do with coal barges, how was this viewed and what could happen to the boys? How did the boys feel about jail?

9. Who normally held a crossing sweep position and how was that job viewed? How did the crossing sweep have to eat sometimes?

10. How did some crossing sweep get permanent jobs and why were they given the jobs?

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