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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did miners tell Orwell about why they ate less than he did at a meal?
(a) They cannot work all day on a full stomach.
(b) They are not allowed to use a bathroom.
(c) Food is available in the mine if they need something.
(d) They have permanently lost their appetites.

2. Why did Orwell think the upper-middle class were drawn to India, Kenya and Nigeria?
(a) Because they could effect social change.
(b) Because they were considered royalty in those countries.
(c) Because they could pretend to live the life of gentlemen.
(d) Because they were unable to speak the language and were considered intelligent.

3. What book did Orwell write telling of his experiences in London with the unemployed street people?
(a) Down and Out on the Seine.
(b) Down and Out in London.
(c) Down and Out in the Gutters of London.
(d) Down and Out in Paris and London.

4. When a miner comes up from the pit, why does he appear to be pale?
(a) Because he is thirsty.
(b) Because he is exhausted.
(c) Because he has not been in the sun.
(d) Because of the foul air he has been breathing.

5. What is a "dataller?"
(a) A miner who digs the coal.
(b) A miner who attends to the roof of the mine.
(c) The superviser in the mine shaft.
(d) A miner who plants explosives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Orwell find amazing about the unemployed men he met after returning from Burma?

2. Who wrote "The Coal Scuttle?"

3. What was one "perk" given to miners that was actually off-set by transportation costs?

4. To what did Orwell compare a "shabby-genteel family" in England?

5. Who did Orwell believe was doing the best work for the unemployed in the thirties?

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