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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 miners tell Orwell about why they ate less than he did at a meal?
(a) They cannot work all day on a full stomach.
(b) Food is available in the mine if they need something.
(c) They have permanently lost their appetites.
(d) They are not allowed to use a bathroom.

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

3. In a year, how many minors are killed at work?
(a) One in nine hundred.
(b) One in one hundred.
(c) One in twenty.
(d) One in ten thousand.

4. Who wrote "The Coal Scuttle?"
(a) Mr. John Abbott, Mayor of Chelsey, Yorkshire.
(b) Mr. Paul McCartney, Mayor of Barnsley, Yorkshire.
(c) Mr. Albert Hall, Mayor of Chelsey, Yorkshire.
(d) Mr. Joseph Jones, Mayor of Barnsley, Yorkshire.

5. What portion of the population of Wigan was living on unemployment, including family members?
(a) One eighth.
(b) One half.
(c) One forth.
(d) One third.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "dataller?"

2. What did Orwell say was the primary preoccupation of a single unemployed man in winter?

3. How long were the fillers on the job during their shifts?

4. Who did Orwell believe was doing the best work for the unemployed in the thirties?

5. Who did the work in the house of a married unemployed man?

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