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

2. What had one crossing sweep worked at until he was injured at age 36?
(a) A painter.
(b) A carpenter.
(c) A ostler.
(d) A bricklayer.

3. How often did chimney sweeps bathe in times earlier than that of Mayhew?
(a) Everyday.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Never.
(d) Seldom.

4. For how long had the clown worked in that capacity?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 44 years.
(c) A couple months.
(d) 16 years.

5. What is a "Patent American Air Preserver"?
(a) A bogus product the photographer sold.
(b) A Patent that the photographer applied for in the patent office.
(c) An instrument that measures the amount of pollution in the air.
(d) A way of keeping insects off your person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did patterers deliver to their potential customers?

2. What did the clown hide from his neighbors?

3. What kind of education did most costermongers have?

4. What could the interest rate on stock reach?

5. What did the mutual aid societies do?

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