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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. How does Mayhew describe the Punch and Judy show?
(a) As a serious morals tale.
(b) As a farcical tragedy.
(c) As a sentimental, comic, tragic two-act play.
(d) He does not give it a description.

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

3. How are Irish families described by Mayhew?
(a) As drunken oafs.
(b) As filthy, diseased, lazy but grateful beggars.
(c) As sloe-eyed teetotalers.
(d) As the unfortunate recipients of unwarranted prejudice.

4. Why did some young costers commit petty crimes?
(a) To make a name for themselves.
(b) For the thrill of it.
(c) For a place to sleep and food to eat.
(d) They were angry at the government.

5. What was the average wage of someone in the job in number 69?
(a) 1.5 shillings per day.
(b) 22 shillings per day.
(c) 10 shillings per day.
(d) .5 shillings per day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the mutual aid societies do?

2. What had one crossing sweep worked at until he was injured at age 36?

3. What did shovelers do?

4. At about what age did many costermonger children begin to sell?

5. In what field did many performers get their start?

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