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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Orwell describe Mr. Brooker?
(a) A dark, sour, small boned, filthy man.
(b) An ugly, offensive, odd smelling man.
(c) An aggressive, manly, attractive fellow.
(d) A small boned, angry, crippled man.

2. Who was Emmie?
(a) The neighbor who complained bitterly about the Brookers.
(b) The maid hired to come in weekly.
(c) Orwell's sister.
(d) The fiance of a son living in London.

3. How did the Brookers view the two old age pensioners that lived in their house?
(a) They thought of them as two old, quiet men bothering no one.
(b) They thought of them as dreadful parasites living on their charity.
(c) They did not think of them at all as long as they paid their rent.
(d) They thought of them as a danger because they smoked in bed.

4. What was one "perk" given to miners that was actually off-set by transportation costs?
(a) Reduced cost of the coal for their houses.
(b) Bonus for on-time work.
(c) Free tool sharpening.
(d) Bonus for meeting coal goals.

5. What point was Orwell making in his explanation of the coal miner's pay?
(a) They are paid the same as any other laborer.
(b) They are actually paid very little.
(c) They are actually well paid.
(d) They are paid more than the mayor of the town.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were the fillers on the job during their shifts?

2. What did miners tell Orwell about why they ate less than he did at a meal?

3. What creature did Orwell see a surprising abundance of in the coal mine?

4. Who were the only permanent lodgers at the Brookers?

5. In what position must the fillers work?

(see the answer key)

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