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

2. Where did the street people of London in the 1800s conduct their trade?
(a) In their stores.
(b) Only in the city park.
(c) In booths in the market.
(d) On the streets and sidewalks.

3. How were vendors categorized by Mayhew?
(a) Type of merchandise sold.
(b) By the class in which they were born.
(c) By their place of business.
(d) By how much money they made.

4. What happened to many coster children if their parents thought they did not bring enough money home at night?
(a) They were sold into slavery.
(b) They were beaten.
(c) They were killed.
(d) They were thrown out.

5. What did a lodging manager do when a child brought in a stolen item for rent?
(a) Gave the child a small fraction of its value and pawned it.
(b) Gave the child half of what it was worth.
(c) Called the constable.
(d) Let the child stay for the night in exchange for the item.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the most intelligent and well-to-do costers sell?

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

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

4. What kind of low lodging house segregated the renters by sex?

5. To whom did some merchants loan stock at no cost?

(see the answer key)

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