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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In one town, what was built instead of public housing the town desperately needed?
(a) A town hall.
(b) A museum.
(c) A library.
(d) A recreational area.

2. Who did most of the cooking and laundry at the Brooker house?
(a) A neighbor hired by Mrs. Brooker.
(b) Mr. Brooker's sister.
(c) Mrs. Brooker's daughter-in-law and future daughter-in-law.
(d) Mrs. Brooker's son and his wife and kids.

3. How did Orwell come to understand the discrepancies in pay for miners?
(a) By interviewing miners.
(b) By working with the payroll departments.
(c) By listening to talk around the lunch table.
(d) By studing pay checks and bank accounts.

4. What was a favorite refuge for the unemployed man in Wigan?
(a) The shopping areas.
(b) City Hall.
(c) The movie theatre.
(d) The alleys.

5. What was the major difference between a mile above ground and a mile in the pit bottom?
(a) You could not stand upright in the pit bottom.
(b) You were not able to hear anything in the pit bottom.
(c) You could not return the same way.
(d) You could not measure distance in the pit bottom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "blind back?"

2. At what time of year does the coal industry slack off?

3. What was the number of people underfed in England based on Orwell's calculations?

4. What is a cage?

5. Who were the fillers?

(see the answer key)

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