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

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

3. Who were most of the street folk Mayhew discussed?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Entertainers.
(c) The Homeless.
(d) The Insane.

4. What did a publisher who Mayhew knew do for the boy who talked to Mayhew?
(a) Give him odd jobs occasionally.
(b) Sent him to America.
(c) Adopted him.
(d) Helped him get an apprenticeship.

5. What did the father of the magician that Mayhew interviewed do for a living?
(a) He was a constable.
(b) He worked in the Customs Office.
(c) He was a mayor of a small town.
(d) He was a policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the puppeteer perform his Punch and Judy show?

2. How did many musician patterers support themselves?

3. How did the police sometimes help crossing sweeps?

4. What motivated the clown to continue working?

5. Where did costermongers usually live?

(see the answer key)

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