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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What could happen to cause a miner to lose one or two days pay?
(a) A machinery breakdown or a fault.
(b) A new training session.
(c) A broken elevator.
(d) An over-scheduling mistake.

4. Who was Mr. Reilly?
(a) One of Orwell's colleagues from college.
(b) One of Orwell's friends in London.
(c) One of Orwell's roommates who was a mechanic at the mine.
(d) One of Orwell's roommate who was war veteran.

5. What did Orwell learn had happened to Wigan Pier?
(a) It was converted into a caravan park.
(b) It had been demolished.
(c) It was turned into a diner.
(d) It was a myth and never existed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what point did Orwell leave the Brooker's boarding house?

3. How far under the ground was Orwell when he reached the bottom of the mine?

4. What did Orwell urge the reader to realize about the coal miner?

5. How does a miner bathe after dinner?

(see the answer key)

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