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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Old Jack say every night when he went to bed?
(a) "Good night, boys!"
(b) "Sleep warm, then."
(c) "Tomorrow's comin'."
(d) "Till the morrow!"

2. To what did Orwell compare the sound of the conveyor belt in the mine?
(a) A machine gun.
(b) An echo.
(c) A loud hum.
(d) Thunder.

3. What kind of shop was attached to the Brooker's boarding house?
(a) A women's dress shop.
(b) A small grocery.
(c) A smoke shop.
(d) A tripe shop.

4. At what time of year does the coal industry slack off?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

5. What was the average distance between the pit bottom to the coal face?
(a) A mile.
(b) Seven hundred feet.
(c) Sixty yards.
(d) Two miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which towns did Orwell note for their approach to tearing down slum housing and rebuilding?

2. What did Orwell find hopeful about the unemployed men he met?

3. Where was Orwell's bed in his room at the Brooker's house?

4. What was offered a very few of the miners in the better built mines?

5. When they had something to eat, what did the fillers consume?

(see the answer key)

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