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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say he will he never think again about tramps?
(a) They have somewhere to go
(b) They are a source of humor
(c) They are drunken scoundrels
(d) They are at fault for being homeless

3. About what does the narrator tell the carpenter?
(a) His last holiday
(b) His upbringing
(c) His girlfriend
(d) The wasted food

4. Where is the cheapest lodgings in London?
(a) Leicester Square
(b) Wandsworth
(c) Charing Cross
(d) The Embankment

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Name one of the slang words Orwell lists in this chapter.

2. What is the name of the spike the narrator stays in in this chapter?

3. Where does the narrator say the red faced man learned his prayer talk?

4. What does the narrator say uneducated men need to stay sane?

5. How old is the former Eton boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Paddy and Bozo in the final chapter?

2. What happens in the morning at the spike in chapter 27?

3. Describe the character of Paddy.

4. What kind of people live in the lodging house?

5. What are spikes?

6. How do the people in the lodging house earn their money?

7. What reason does the carpenter give for throwing away all the food?

8. Describe the sleeping conditions of a spike.

9. Summarize chapter 37.

10. Describe the narrator's experience at the church in chapter 26.

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