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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "dataller?"
(a) A miner who plants explosives.
(b) A miner who digs the coal.
(c) The superviser in the mine shaft.
(d) A miner who attends to the roof of the mine.

2. According to Mrs. Brooker, who was "at Canada?"
(a) Many of her aunts and uncles.
(b) Many of her former boarders.
(c) Many of her husband's relatives.
(d) Many of her children.

3. When the Corporation cleaned out the slums and moved its occupants, where did it build housing for them?
(a) In the center of town.
(b) Far away from the tenants' employment.
(c) On top of pre-existing housing.
(d) Below ground.

4. What were the occupational centers of the thirties?
(a) Places men could go to start new careers as professionals.
(b) Places men could go to watch television in peace and quiet.
(c) Places men could go to learn carpentry, boot making and other skills.
(d) Places men could go to receive testing and training.

5. Why did Orwell believe the return trip through the tunnels was worse than the initial one?
(a) Because he was alone in the dark.
(b) Because he was terribly hungry.
(c) Because he was forced to move very quickly.
(d) Because he was going slightly uphill on the return.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long were the fillers on the job during their shifts?

3. What was one common characteristic of all of the houses Orwell saw in industrial towns?

4. What was the major difference between a mile above ground and a mile in the pit bottom?

5. What famous line came from Greenwood's play "Love on the Dole?"

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