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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. To whom did some merchants loan stock at no cost?
(a) Female costers selling nearby.
(b) Male costers with families.
(c) Male costers who sold food.
(d) Female costers who sold newspapers.

2. At about what age did many costermonger children begin to sell?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Twelve.

3. What did many children do about food in the worse lodging houses?
(a) Went through the garbage piles.
(b) Beg from other renters.
(c) Steal meat, bacon or potatoes.
(d) Did not eat.

4. On what day of the week were regular customers allowed to stay free in some lodging houses?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

5. To what was street vending an alternative?
(a) Going to jail.
(b) Going to the workhouse.
(c) Being hung.
(d) Being sent to the military.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who most often hosted lodging houses?

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

3. How were vendors categorized by Mayhew?

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

5. What did costermongers hope to do by dark everyday?`

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