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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2: Of the Street-Jews.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the most common tasks for which costers used math?
(a) Figuring their profits.
(b) Betting on the horse races.
(c) Figuring the weights and measurements of their instruments.
(d) Most costers did not know how to do math.

2. What is an example of a mutual aid society?
(a) Star Alliance.
(b) Foresters.
(c) Old Relics.
(d) Costermen.

3. What did Mayhew say all blind musicians had in common?
(a) They were all poor musicians.
(b) They were all religious.
(c) They were all the best musicians.
(d) They were all blind at birth.

4. Who often became chimney sweepers?
(a) Destitute orphans.
(b) Many young men since it paid very well.
(c) The smallest member of a Costermonger family.
(d) The tallest member of a Costermonger family.

5. What type of modern store did costermongers fill in 1800s London?
(a) Department stores.
(b) Clothing stores.
(c) Convenience stores.
(d) Grocery stores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Mike's father died?

2. What did most costermongers do with their children?

3. How did the police sometimes help crossing sweeps?

4. What happened to the man after he was injured?

5. How often did chimney sweeps bathe in times earlier than that of Mayhew?

(see the answer key)

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