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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shop was attached to the Brooker's boarding house?
(a) A smoke shop.
(b) A tripe shop.
(c) A women's dress shop.
(d) A small grocery.

2. What is the cause of the great majority of accidents in the mine?
(a) Human error.
(b) Gas explosions.
(c) Gob fires.
(d) Fall of a roof.

3. When they had something to eat, what did the fillers consume?
(a) A large pan of hot cereal and a bottle of cold tea.
(b) A large sandwich and pickles, and a bottle of cold tea.
(c) A hunk of bread and drippings, and a bottle of cold tea.
(d) A hunk of meat and gravy, and a bottle of cold tea.

4. What is one superstition miner sometimes hold to?
(a) It is bad luck to wear red into the mines.
(b) It is bad luck to see a woman before going to work in the morning shift.
(c) It is bad luck to carry a photograph of one's children into the mines.
(d) It is bad luck to kiss a woman goodbye before going into the mines.

5. What is a snap can?
(a) A can with medical supplies.
(b) A cold can of iced tea.
(c) A lunch can that is strapped onto a belt.
(d) A can of sardines strapped onto a belt for lunch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did the tenants of the slum houses believe to be the worst landlords?

3. Which towns did Orwell note for their approach to tearing down slum housing and rebuilding?

4. What was the average distance between the pit bottom to the coal face?

5. Who were the fillers?

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