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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 4: Those That Will Not Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did he and his wife have to save to buy the camera?
(a) Two months.
(b) Five years.
(c) A year or two.
(d) Ten years.

2. On what did coster children often waste their money?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Betting.
(c) Beer.
(d) Sweets.

3. Who worked for very low wages in the hopes of finding something to sell?
(a) Sorters.
(b) Beaters.
(c) Cleaners.
(d) Sifters.

4. To what may the discrepancy between the police estimate and Bishop Ryan's estimate be attributed?
(a) Bishop Ryan would exaggerate in order to rile up the good Christian people.
(b) The police would downplay it in order to not have to arrest so many women.
(c) Hemyng has no idea as to why there is such a discrepancy.
(d) A difference in how each defines prostitution.

5. What did Hemyng say about the French woman?
(a) She lost her husband and children when he learned of her work.
(b) She was scarred forever by the disease of syphillis.
(c) She sold herself to support her and her husband with his knowledge.
(d) She was raped and murdered by a client.

Short Answer Questions

1. What motivated the clown to continue working?

2. How many prostitutes did the police estimate work in London?

3. What is one thing crossing sweeps did for tips?

4. What happened that people started bathing more often?

5. For whom did the street clown work for before becoming a clown?

(see the answer key)

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