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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 3: Our Street Folk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of toiletry items were provided by some of the better lodging houses?
(a) Laundry soap and wash boards.
(b) Towels and soap.
(c) Baht powder and shaving cream.
(d) Soap and razors.

2. How much did the fire eater earn?
(a) 1 pound a night.
(b) 4-6 shillings per night.
(c) 1 shilling a night.
(d) 10 shillings a night.

3. What did Mayhew say all blind musicians had in common?
(a) They were all blind at birth.
(b) They were all the best musicians.
(c) They were all religious.
(d) They were all poor musicians.

4. Which group in London dominated wholesale trading?
(a) French.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Irish.
(d) Italian.

5. What did Ragmen do?
(a) Wandered the streets buying used clothing.
(b) Washed windows with rags.
(c) Washed carriages with rags.
(d) Play various instruments on street corners.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were vendors categorized by Mayhew?

2. What did some of the bolder boys do?

3. What did the fire eater have to do once to win five shillings on a bet?

4. What was another name for a patterer?

5. What did the city of London use several tons of per year?

(see the answer key)

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