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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the fillers wear?
(a) Shorts, light tee shirts and knee pads.
(b) Long cotton pants and clogs.
(c) Shorts, light tee shirts and clogs.
(d) Thin drawers, clogs and knee pads.

2. How long were the fillers on the job during their shifts?
(a) Eight hours with half an hour for lunch.
(b) Seven and a half hours with no break.
(c) Seven hours with two twenty minute breaks.
(d) Six hours with no benefits.

3. What did Old Jack say every night when he went to bed?
(a) "Till the morrow!"
(b) "Sleep warm, then."
(c) "Tomorrow's comin'."
(d) "Good night, boys!"

4. Where was Orwell's bed in his room at the Brooker's house?
(a) In the right hand corner nearest the door.
(b) In the center of the room.
(c) Against a dresser.
(d) On the east wall.

5. How far under the ground was Orwell when he reached the bottom of the mine?
(a) Seven hundred feet.
(b) Four hundred yards.
(c) Four thousand feet.
(d) Four thousand yards.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mrs. Brooker, who was "at Canada?"

2. To what did Orwell compare the sound of the conveyor belt in the mine?

3. Who did most of the cooking and laundry at the Brooker house?

4. At what point did Orwell leave the Brooker's boarding house?

5. How did Orwell react to the train moving into the countryside?

(see the answer key)

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