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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 4: Those That Will Not Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the street people of London in the 1800s conduct their trade?
(a) In their stores.
(b) In booths in the market.
(c) On the streets and sidewalks.
(d) Only in the city park.

3. What percentage of costermongers did not own their stock?
(a) Thirty percent.
(b) Fifty percent.
(c) Ninety percent.
(d) Seventy-five percent.

4. What happened to the man after he was injured?
(a) He was almost blind.
(b) He dragged one leg.
(c) One leg was amputated.
(d) One arm was was amputated.

5. What does Mayhew say about the photographer's business?
(a) Most of it was a scam.
(b) He was a lousy businessman, often giving free pictures to the children.
(c) He was an excellent photographer.
(d) He was the most honest photographer in the district.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the children who were put in jail think of the experience?

2. Who collected coal, small scraps of wood, lost coins and other junk from the deep, sucking, stinking mud?

3. What areas have the most prostitution?

4. At about what age did many costermonger children begin to sell?

5. To what does Nemyng attribute the spread of vice in Europe?

(see the answer key)

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