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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) Stomp their feet and jeer
(b) Undress themselves
(c) Kidnap the preacher's wife
(d) Snigger

2. How many nights is a homeless person allowed to stay at a spike?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 1
(d) 3

3. Why does Paddy want to bury his money?
(a) To see if it will grow
(b) To stop it from getting stolen
(c) To avoid prison
(d) To save it

4. What is the name of the spike the narrator stays at in this chapter?
(a) Croydon
(b) Cromly
(c) Basingstoke
(d) Basildon

5. Where does the narrator hide his money?
(a) In his sock
(b) Under his pillow
(c) In his glasses case
(d) In his shoe

6. What illness is the doctor for signs of?
(a) Cholera
(b) Smallpox
(c) Flu
(d) Consumption

7. What does the narrator summarize in this chapter?
(a) Vagrant sleeping conditions
(b) The benefits of married life
(c) The British justice system
(d) Vagrant eating habits

8. Name one of the slang words Orwell lists in this chapter.
(a) Gagger
(b) Wag
(c) Funky
(d) Lark

9. What causes swear words to lose their original meaning?
(a) Regular use
(b) Cinema
(c) Change in language
(d) Legislation

10. What is the name of the narrator's new friend?
(a) Paddy
(b) Sergei
(c) Seamus
(d) John

11. What country did the robber run away to avoid a death sentence?
(a) America
(b) Brazil
(c) France
(d) Holland

12. What do the tramps have to do first thing in the morning?
(a) 20 press ups
(b) Run around the yard
(c) Sing for their breakfast
(d) Strip for inspection

13. How old is Paddy?
(a) 18
(b) 23
(c) 35
(d) 42

14. What kind of street meeting does the narrator see in this chapter?
(a) A communist meeting
(b) A Mormon meeting
(c) A fascist meeting
(d) A Jehova Witness meeting

15. What does the narrator say is a large part of Paddy's character?
(a) Humor
(b) Self hatred
(c) Self pity
(d) Confidence

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that society misunderstands?

2. How many men live at the lodgings ?

3. When can Boo not work?

4. What do the deputy and his wife make at any time of the day?

5. What do the narrator and his acquaintance have to do before they receive food from the church?

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