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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 1: Of the London Street-folk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did some young costers commit petty crimes?
(a) For the thrill of it.
(b) For a place to sleep and food to eat.
(c) They were angry at the government.
(d) To make a name for themselves.

2. What did a lodging manager do when a child brought in a stolen item for rent?
(a) Gave the child half of what it was worth.
(b) Called the constable.
(c) Gave the child a small fraction of its value and pawned it.
(d) Let the child stay for the night in exchange for the item.

3. What kind of low lodging house segregated the renters by sex?
(a) All of the lodging houses did this.
(b) The ones that were also brothels.
(c) The best of the lodging houses.
(d) Only the one run by the government.

4. What was a huckster who sold hardware at a fair called?
(a) A Cheap Con.
(b) A Cheap Jack.
(c) A Hustler.
(d) A Penny Call.

5. What did most costermongers do with their children?
(a) Sent them to orphanages.
(b) Farmed them out.
(c) Left the babies to the elements so they didn't have to keep them.
(d) Did their best to support them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the street people of London in the 1800s conduct their trade?

2. What did the two orphan girls whose story Mayhew told sell?

3. What could the interest rate on stock reach?

4. To what was street vending an alternative?

5. What kind of selling required the most capital and equipment?

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