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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the fillers?
(a) The foremen.
(b) The men shoveling coal onto the conveyer belt.
(c) The men moving coal on the elevators.
(d) The men digging coal from the ground.

2. What creature did Orwell see a surprising abundance of in the coal mine?
(a) Bats.
(b) Mice.
(c) Rats.
(d) Moles.

3. What were "cream crackers?"
(a) Oreos.
(b) Biscuits.
(c) Potato chips.
(d) Fried bread.

4. Who was Old Jack?
(a) An ex-miner, 78 years old, who worked for over fifty years in the coal pits.
(b) An ex-miner, 80 years old, whose left hand had been severed in a mining accident.
(c) An ex-soldier, 75 years old, whose legs were both amputated after a battle.
(d) An ex-shopkeeper, around 80, who retired and sold his shop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Orwell say the fillers looked like?

2. What did each of the permanent lodgers get for their ten shillings a week rent?

3. Where was Orwell's bed in his room at the Brooker's house?

4. How did Orwell describe Mrs. Brooker?

5. What was the major difference between a mile above ground and a mile in the pit bottom?

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