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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 did the fire eater have to do once to win five shillings on a bet?
(a) Jump into the Thames River while on fire.
(b) Kill 20 rats in a cage with his teeth.
(c) Walk on a tightrope forty feet off the ground while eating fire.
(d) Kill a cobra with his teeth.

2. What type of gambling was most popular with costers?
(a) Playing cards or pitching pennies.
(b) Playing chess for money.
(c) Betting on the horse races.
(d) Betting on dog fights.

3. What happened when Mike's father died?
(a) His mother kicked him out of the house.
(b) He was given an apprenticeship as a footman.
(c) His mother was cheated out of her house.
(d) He was allowed to train as a policeman.

4. What was a job of last resort?
(a) Costermongers.
(b) Chimney sweeps.
(c) Begging.
(d) Crossing sweeps.

5. What group does Mayhew include among street folk that seems out of place?
(a) Bakers.
(b) Physicians.
(c) Dentists.
(d) Drivers of horse-drawn omnibuses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mayhew seem to believe about certain occupations?

2. When did the magician's father die?

3. How are Irish families described by Mayhew?

4. Who looked down upon chimney sweepers?

5. What occasionally happened to one of the bolder boys?

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