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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Orwell react to the train moving into the countryside?
(a) He was happy to be out of the dark and dirty city.
(b) He was confused as to where the train was headed.
(c) He was happy to be seeing his family again.
(d) He was sad to be leaving his home.

2. What author accused miners of gluttony?
(a) Rev. W. R. Inge.
(b) Rev. W.D. Acres.
(c) Rev. W. S. Bellows.
(d) Rev. B.W. Smith.

3. Why does every miner have a blue scar on his nose and forehead?
(a) Coal dust enters the wound and the skin grows over it.
(b) Coal dust reacts with the nasal passages.
(c) Every miner hits his nose and forehead sometimes.
(d) The blue is a bruise.

4. Who was Mr. Reilly?
(a) One of Orwell's colleagues from college.
(b) One of Orwell's roommates who was a mechanic at the mine.
(c) One of Orwell's friends in London.
(d) One of Orwell's roommate who was war veteran.

5. At what point did Orwell leave the Brooker's boarding house?
(a) When his wallet was stolen.
(b) When he found there was a full chamber pot under the breakfast table.
(c) When he had enough of the other men sharing his room.
(d) When all of his belongings were stolen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what position must the fillers work?

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

3. In one town, what was built instead of public housing the town desperately needed?

4. What were newspaper canvassers?

5. What is the first thing a miner does when he comes up from the mine?

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