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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 3: Our Street Folk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the crossing sweep who Mayhew interviewed work at before finding an open intersection?
(a) Selling matches.
(b) Shining lanterns.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Selling newspapers.

2. What did the most intelligent and well-to-do costers sell?
(a) Hats and scarfs.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Food and drink.
(d) Sewing goods.

3. What type of toiletry items were provided by some of the better lodging houses?
(a) Towels and soap.
(b) Laundry soap and wash boards.
(c) Baht powder and shaving cream.
(d) Soap and razors.

4. How long had the crossing week Mayhew interviewed work as a crossing sweep at the time of the interview?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) More than a decade.
(d) A few months.

5. How did many musician patterers support themselves?
(a) Selling personalized songs.
(b) Selling sheet music.
(c) Making musical instruments.
(d) Singing for noble houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the fire eater earn?

2. What is a "Patent American Air Preserver"?

3. In what field did many performers get their start?

4. What did Mayhew call the fact that many would rather starve than accept charity?

5. Who worked for very low wages in the hopes of finding something to sell?

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