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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. What did the two orphan girls whose story Mayhew told sell?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Candy.

2. What had recently become illegal in London?
(a) Alcohol use.
(b) Tobacco use.
(c) Pornography including obscene books and pictures.
(d) Gerrymandering.

3. When did the magician's father die?
(a) When the magician was 2.
(b) When the magician was 10.
(c) He was still alive at the time of the interview.
(d) When the magician was 25.

4. What was a huckster who sold hardware at a fair called?
(a) A Penny Call.
(b) A Cheap Jack.
(c) A Hustler.
(d) A Cheap Con.

5. How many men were employed in Great Britain at the time of the writing of this book?
(a) About 8 million.
(b) About 1.2 million.
(c) About 500,000.
(d) About 5.25 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say happens to a young girl lured away from home?

2. How many visits per day did each missionary make on average?

3. What were the low end lodging houses like?

4. What does Mayhew say the Jewish traders seldom were?

5. What type of toiletry items were provided by some of the better lodging houses?

(see the answer key)

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