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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who collected coal, small scraps of wood, lost coins and other junk from the deep, sucking, stinking mud?
(a) Mudworms.
(b) Mudmen.
(c) Mudlarks.
(d) No one; it was not worth collecting.

4. What did the mutual aid societies do?
(a) Testify for them if they are being cheated.
(b) Protect their equipment.
(c) Collect a small amount from each member to take care of them or their families if need be.
(d) Protect their turf.

5. What type of gambling was most popular with costers?
(a) Betting on dog fights.
(b) Playing cards or pitching pennies.
(c) Betting on the horse races.
(d) Playing chess for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would very occasionally happen to a dependable crossing sweep?

2. What percentage of costermongers did not own their stock?

3. How long had the crossing week Mayhew interviewed work as a crossing sweep at the time of the interview?

4. What did dustmen do?

5. What had one crossing sweep worked at until he was injured at age 36?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did mudlarks do and how did they bathe?

2. What were the general appearance of chimney sweeps and who most often worked in this type of work and why did they?

3. How much education did most costermongers have and what was the general extent of their intellectual abilities?

4. What was the story Mayhew wrote about a Cheap Jack?

5. What did bolder boys do with coal barges, how was this viewed and what could happen to the boys? How did the boys feel about jail?

6. What are the six categories the author separated the London street people into and how did these street people generally earn their living?

7. What did the patterers do who could be classified as entertainers?

8. What were the largest group of London street people and what did they do for a living?

9. What were some of the positive aspects of being a costermonger?

10. How did crossing sweeps earn a living?

(see the answer keys)

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