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

2. What kind of stories does the narrator hear at the Cromley spike?
(a) Love stories
(b) Bad luck stories
(c) Ghost stories
(d) Folk tales

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

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

5. For how long is Bozo in prison?
(a) 3 days
(b) 5 days
(c) 10 days
(d) 14 days

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say will help the tramps be healthy?

2. Where does the narrator say is the best lodgings?

3. Which item of clothing does the narrator not pawn?

4. Who do the tramps jeer at during the service?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What ideas does the narrator have to improve the tramp's lives?

4. Describe the character of Paddy.

5. Describe the Salvation Army shelter.

6. What are spikes?

7. Why does the narrator use Croydon as an example of a good lodging house?

8. What reason does the narrator give for the existence of tramps?

9. How does Bozo earn his money?

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

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