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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a miner comes up from the pit, why does he appear to be pale?
(a) Because he is exhausted.
(b) Because he is thirsty.
(c) Because of the foul air he has been breathing.
(d) Because he has not been in the sun.

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

3. Who did Orwell believe was doing the best work for the unemployed in the thirties?
(a) The National Center for Employment Benefits.
(b) The National Employment Readiness Centers.
(c) The National Communist Party.
(d) The National Unemployed Workers' Union.

4. What percentage of a person's income, whether employed or on unemployment, was given over to rent in Wigan?
(a) One third.
(b) One fifth.
(c) One fourth.
(d) One half.

5. Who did the work in the house of a married unemployed man?
(a) The couple split the chores in half to get more free time together.
(b) The man helped by maintaining the living and dining rooms.
(c) The man helped with certain chores such as washing dishes.
(d) A woman: the man did not help with any household tasks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author accused miners of gluttony?

2. What things did Orwell believe a good writer needed that an unemployed man could not find?

3. What did Orwell believe every unemployed man should be given if he wanted it?

4. How did unemployment affect the life of the married man?

5. How did Orwell come to understand the discrepancies in pay for miners?

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