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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the tramps do during the sermon?
(a) Kidnap the preacher's wife
(b) Undress themselves
(c) Stomp their feet and jeer
(d) Snigger

2. What does the narrator say uneducated men need to stay sane?
(a) Education
(b) Physical work
(c) Drugs
(d) A family

3. What does the narrator say will help the tramps be healthy?
(a) Women
(b) The army
(c) Bread and margarine
(d) Homegrown vegetables

4. How much money does Paddy want to bury?
(a) 20 pence
(b) 50 pence
(c) 5 pence
(d) 10 pence

5. How many men live at the lodgings ?
(a) 150
(b) 120
(c) 90
(d) 140

6. Which item of clothing does the narrator not pawn?
(a) His overcoat
(b) His top hat
(c) His jeans
(d) His best suit

7. What does the narrator say a tramp needs?
(a) A farm
(b) Affection
(c) Meaningful work
(d) A free bath house

8. Who do the tramps jeer at during the service?
(a) The preacher's mother
(b) The preacher
(c) The narrator
(d) A government official

9. Where do the group of men in this chapter live?
(a) A brothel
(b) On a boat
(c) Under a bridge
(d) An underground cellar

10. What countries slang and swear words does the author discuss?
(a) Britain
(b) Russia
(c) Holland
(d) France

11. What does Bozo do to earn money?
(a) He writes poetry
(b) He sings and dances
(c) He sell cigarettes
(d) He is a pavement artist

12. What is likely to happen to Paddy's money if he takes it into the spike?
(a) He will spend it
(b) He will give it away
(c) It will be stolen or confiscated
(d) It will be used in a game of cards

13. What do the deputy and his wife make at any time of the day?
(a) Breakfast
(b) Noise
(c) Coffee
(d) Tea

14. Which of the following does the narrator say is one of England's virtues?
(a) Cricket
(b) The beaches
(c) Mint sauce
(d) The weather

15. What does Bozo consider to be a free show?
(a) Funerals
(b) The stars
(c) Church services
(d) His art work

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the tramps hide their money?

2. What does the narrator hear a young man ranting about getting?

3. How many times a week do the church serve tea to tramps?

4. How does the narrator travel to London?

5. What kind of food does the narrator say leads to malnutrition?

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