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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 unemployment affect the life of the married man?
(a) Unemployment drove men to drink.
(b) Unemployment raised the crime rate.
(c) Unemployment encouraged men to do housework.
(d) Unemployment did not make much difference in the home.

2. What did Orwell find to be the determining factor in the way housekeeping was done?
(a) The proximity of the landlord.
(b) The number of children.
(c) The number of adults in one room.
(d) The lack of a grandmother in the house.

3. Where was Orwell's bed in his room at the Brooker's house?
(a) Against a dresser.
(b) In the right hand corner nearest the door.
(c) On the east wall.
(d) In the center of the room.

4. In what positions did Orwell find himself moving through the tunnels in the coal mine?
(a) Standing, crawling and moving on his belly.
(b) Bent over, squatting and crawling.
(c) Bent over, crawling and twisting.
(d) Bent over, squatting and running.

5. Who did Orwell believe was doing the best work for the unemployed in the thirties?
(a) The National Center for Employment Benefits.
(b) The National Unemployed Workers' Union.
(c) The National Employment Readiness Centers.
(d) The National Communist Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shop was attached to the Brooker's boarding house?

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

3. How far under the ground was Orwell when he reached the bottom of the mine?

4. What did the Socialists think of the occupational centers?

5. What was the only quality associated with hell that was not in the coal mine?

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