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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 is one thing crossing sweeps did for tips?
(a) Run numbers.
(b) Tell someone who has been by their home.
(c) Run errands.
(d) Watch for cops when something illegal was going on.

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

3. How did coster runaway children usually support themselves?
(a) Joining the military.
(b) Living with another adult.
(c) Selling items on the street.
(d) Entering orphanages.

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

5. What percentage of people earning their living on the streets were vendors?
(a) Sixty percent.
(b) Fifty percent.
(c) Eighty-five percent.
(d) Seventy-five percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Mike live with after he is an orphan?

2. From what ailment did Mayhew say all skilled laborers suffered?

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

4. What did many children do about food in the worse lodging houses?

5. What did some of the boys do to earn tips while serving as crossing sweeps?

(see the answer key)

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