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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mr. Brooker do while grumbling that it was "women's work?"
(a) Shop for groceries and mend curtains.
(b) Watch the television in the middle of the day.
(c) Clean the bathrooms and cook oatmeal for dinner.
(d) Peel potatoes and clean house.

2. What were some of the most common conditions Orwell notes of housing in the industrial areas?
(a) Unopenable windows, bugs, and overcrowding.
(b) Overcrowding, no roof, no dishes.
(c) Bugs, no bedding, no stove.
(d) No hot water, no electircity, no roof.

3. How many people shared the bedroom in which Orwell slept at the Brookers?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. In one town, what was built instead of public housing the town desperately needed?
(a) A museum.
(b) A library.
(c) A recreational area.
(d) A town hall.

5. In what positions did Orwell find himself moving through the tunnels in the coal mine?
(a) Bent over, squatting and crawling.
(b) Standing, crawling and moving on his belly.
(c) Bent over, crawling and twisting.
(d) Bent over, squatting and running.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous line came from Greenwood's play "Love on the Dole?"

2. Who wrote "The Coal Scuttle?"

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

4. What were newspaper canvassers?

5. What did many of the old timers believe about miners washing their legs?

(see the answer key)

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