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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 1: Of the London Street-folk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the renters of low lodging houses eat?
(a) They ate before they came in for the night.
(b) They pooled food with other renters.
(c) Food was included in the rent.
(d) They brought their own food.

2. Why did Mayhew say many costermongers lived in sin?
(a) They stole merchandise.
(b) They were unmarried.
(c) They refused to acknowledge the crown.
(d) They never attended church.

3. What kind of education did most costermongers have?
(a) Very little or none.
(b) Most went through eight years of public school.
(c) They have to go up to sixth grade in public school.
(d) Many could read, write and speak a foreign language.

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

5. What did Mayhew say was the reason people from wealthier families became patterers?
(a) Rebellion.
(b) Believing it was the way God called people to live.
(c) Wanderlust.
(d) Being kicked out of their home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the two orphan girls whose story Mayhew told sell?

2. What happened to many coster children if their parents thought they did not bring enough money home at night?

3. Where did the street people of London in the 1800s conduct their trade?

4. What type of modern store did costermongers fill in 1800s London?

5. What percentage of people earning their living on the streets were vendors?

(see the answer key)

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