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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bozo forget to do before he sold his razor?
(a) Shave
(b) Sharpen it
(c) Make it blunt
(d) Lend it to the narrator

2. How is Paddy eventually killed?
(a) He jumps off a bridge
(b) He starves
(c) He is murdered
(d) He is run over

3. Which of the following does the narrator say is one of England's virtues?
(a) Mint sauce
(b) Cricket
(c) The beaches
(d) The weather

4. What do the tramps have to do first thing in the morning?
(a) Sing for their breakfast
(b) Run around the yard
(c) Strip for inspection
(d) 20 press ups

5. Which of the following is an example of the work Bozo and his friends do?
(a) Cricket scorer
(b) Selling matches
(c) A marriage consultant
(d) Preaching

6. What does the narrator summarize in this chapter?
(a) The benefits of married life
(b) Vagrant sleeping conditions
(c) Vagrant eating habits
(d) The British justice system

7. How many men live at the lodgings ?
(a) 150
(b) 120
(c) 90
(d) 140

8. What does a tramp tell the narrator about in this chapter?
(a) Women
(b) The spike
(c) His upbringing
(d) Love

9. Name one of the slang words Orwell lists in this chapter.
(a) Lark
(b) Gagger
(c) Wag
(d) Funky

10. On the what do the tramps sleep?
(a) A bed
(b) A mattress
(c) The floor
(d) An armchair

11. Who do the tramps jeer at during the service?
(a) The preacher's mother
(b) The preacher
(c) The narrator
(d) A government official

12. How many nights is a homeless person allowed to stay at a spike?
(a) 7
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 5

13. What does Bozo do to earn money?
(a) He writes poetry
(b) He sings and dances
(c) He sell cigarettes
(d) He is a pavement artist

14. How much is the old age pension per week?
(a) 1 pound
(b) 10 shillings
(c) 5 shillings
(d) 50 shilings

15. What do the tramps have to hand over before they enter a spike?
(a) Money and tobacco
(b) Weapons
(c) Shoes and socks
(d) Jewerly and drugs

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bozo sell to get money?

2. What does the narrator say has destroyed manhood?

3. Where does the narrator say the red faced man learned his prayer talk?

4. What do the narrator and his acquaintance have to do before they receive food from the church?

5. How often does Bozo draw new pictures?

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