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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What can the narrator see the man is from his face?
(a) Loving
(b) Religious
(c) Humorless
(d) Starving

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

5. What does the narrator say that lodging providers should be required to install?
(a) A lounge area
(b) Sinks
(c) Beds
(d) Toilets

6. What is the name give to the lead tramp?
(a) King of the tramps
(b) A tramp major
(c) A tramp colonel
(d) A tramp general

7. On the what do the tramps sleep?
(a) A bed
(b) An armchair
(c) A mattress
(d) The floor

8. What does the former Eton man do during the night and while he's asleep?
(a) Walks
(b) Wets the bed
(c) Talks
(d) Punches the wall

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

10. What does the narrator hear a young man ranting about getting?
(a) A truck
(b) A car
(c) A job
(d) A wife

11. What does a tramp tell the narrator about in this chapter?
(a) Love
(b) The spike
(c) His upbringing
(d) Women

12. What does the narrator say would make people like begging more?
(a) If it was profitable
(b) If it was more fun
(c) If the beggars were more attractive
(d) If it was legal

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

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

15. How does the narrator describe Paddy's ignorance?
(a) Limitless and appalling
(b) Funny and cute
(c) Embarrassing
(d) Disgusting

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say has destroyed manhood?

2. What do the tramps have to hand over before they enter a spike?

3. Which of the following is an example of the work Bozo and his friends do?

4. What does the narrator call Bozo?

5. For what is Paddy put in prison?

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