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

2. Why did some young costers commit petty crimes?
(a) For a place to sleep and food to eat.
(b) For the thrill of it.
(c) To make a name for themselves.
(d) They were angry at the government.

3. How did wholesale suppliers cheat costers?
(a) Selling rotten produce or shortchanging them.
(b) Holding the stock until it was sold and selling to two different costers.
(c) Adding hidden interest rates.
(d) Making the terms of sell difficult to understand.

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

5. Where did the dust men take the debris?
(a) They dumped it in the Thames.
(b) They dumped it in huge piles.
(c) They took it to a huge dump outside the city.
(d) They piled it up in vacant buildings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did few adult Jews seldom work as?

2. What type of gambling was most popular with costers?

3. What type of toiletry items were provided by some of the better lodging houses?

4. On what day of the week were regular customers allowed to stay free in some lodging houses?

5. What was another name for a patterer?

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