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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 3: Our Street Folk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did one of the young thieves who belonged to a gang tell Mayhew?
(a) Their parents usually beat them if they didn't bring something home everyday.
(b) He's rather earn an honest living if there were a job.
(c) The rich don't care about them so why shouldn't they steal from them.
(d) That the older boys did most of the thieving.

2. Where did a coster sleep if sales were bad?
(a) In the homeless shelter.
(b) In the debtor's prison.
(c) In the doorway of a shop or church.
(d) In the city parks.

3. What occasionally happened to one of the bolder boys?
(a) They would get smashed when a load of coal was dumped in the barge.
(b) They would get smothered when a load of grain was dumped in the bin.
(c) They would be arrested for grain theft and put in jail for a week.
(d) They would be arrested for coal theft and put in jail for a week.

4. What did the two orphan girls whose story Mayhew told sell?
(a) Themselves.
(b) Candy.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Flowers.

5. What happened when Mike's father died?
(a) He was given an apprenticeship as a footman.
(b) His mother was cheated out of her house.
(c) His mother kicked him out of the house.
(d) He was allowed to train as a policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were vendors categorized by Mayhew?

2. What did the casual ward provide?

3. What did dustmen do?

4. How much did the fire eater earn?

5. Who worked for very low wages in the hopes of finding something to sell?

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