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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 occasionally happened to one of the bolder boys?
(a) They would get smashed when a load of coal was dumped in the barge.
(b) They would be arrested for coal theft and put in jail for a week.
(c) They would get smothered when a load of grain was dumped in the bin.
(d) They would be arrested for grain theft and put in jail for a week.

2. How many visits per day did each missionary make on average?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. What does Mayhew say about the education of street folk?
(a) They are better educated than street vendors, and the majority could read.
(b) They were the least eductated of all the common people discussed.
(c) They usually only have one or two years of schooling and if they can read, it is not too well.
(d) He doesn't mention their education.

4. How were dustmen hired?
(a) By the mayor.
(b) By individual store owners.
(c) By the city council.
(d) They just worked and then asked for a wage.

5. What did the clown hide from his neighbors?
(a) His occupation.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The good money he makes.
(d) That he came from a very wealthy family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what was street vending an alternative?

3. When did the one homeless shelter open?

4. What puppeteer did Mayhew interview?

5. What did a lodging manager do when a child brought in a stolen item for rent?

(see the answer key)

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