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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a year, how many minors are killed at work?
(a) One in ten thousand.
(b) One in nine hundred.
(c) One in twenty.
(d) One in one hundred.

2. What was the major difference between a mile above ground and a mile in the pit bottom?
(a) You could not measure distance in the pit bottom.
(b) You could not return the same way.
(c) You could not stand upright in the pit bottom.
(d) You were not able to hear anything in the pit bottom.

3. When they had something to eat, what did the fillers consume?
(a) A hunk of meat and gravy, and a bottle of cold tea.
(b) A large sandwich and pickles, and a bottle of cold tea.
(c) A hunk of bread and drippings, and a bottle of cold tea.
(d) A large pan of hot cereal and a bottle of cold tea.

4. To what did Orwell compare the sound of the conveyor belt in the mine?
(a) A loud hum.
(b) An echo.
(c) Thunder.
(d) A machine gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a snap can?

2. Who was Mr. Reilly?

3. How was the coal miner getter paid?

4. Why does every miner have a blue scar on his nose and forehead?

5. To what man did Orwell compare the coal miner?

(see the answer key)

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