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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the cause of the great majority of accidents in the mine?
(a) Human error.
(b) Gas explosions.
(c) Fall of a roof.
(d) Gob fires.

2. What did each of the permanent lodgers get for their ten shillings a week rent?
(a) A bedroom, a shared bath, and two meals a day.
(b) An attic room, a toilet, and one meal a day.
(c) A couch in a living area, a shared bath, and one meal a day.
(d) A bed in the attic and meals that were mostly bread and butter.

3. What is a snap can?
(a) A can of sardines strapped onto a belt for lunch.
(b) A cold can of iced tea.
(c) A can with medical supplies.
(d) A lunch can that is strapped onto a belt.

4. What is a "dataller?"
(a) A miner who digs the coal.
(b) The superviser in the mine shaft.
(c) A miner who attends to the roof of the mine.
(d) A miner who plants explosives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tons of coal were moved on the conveyor belt every minute?

2. What did Mr. Brooker do while grumbling that it was "women's work?"

3. What did many of the old timers believe about miners washing their legs?

4. What is a cage?

5. For what did the Brookers purchase insurance policies?

(see the answer key)

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