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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When they had something to eat, what did the fillers consume?
(a) A large pan of hot cereal and a bottle of cold tea.
(b) A hunk of meat and gravy, and a bottle of cold tea.
(c) A hunk of bread and drippings, and a bottle of cold tea.
(d) A large sandwich and pickles, and a bottle of cold tea.

2. When a miner comes up from the pit, why does he appear to be pale?
(a) Because he has not been in the sun.
(b) Because he is thirsty.
(c) Because he is exhausted.
(d) Because of the foul air he has been breathing.

3. What were newspaper canvassers?
(a) They were door-to-door pollsters for the political candidate.
(b) They were door-to-door salesmen selling newspaper subscriptions.
(c) They were door-to-door advertisement salesmen.
(d) They were door-to-door surveyers for the census.

4. What was the average distance between the pit bottom to the coal face?
(a) A mile.
(b) Seven hundred feet.
(c) Two miles.
(d) Sixty yards.

5. How many people shared the bedroom in which Orwell slept at the Brookers?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the fillers?

2. How did Orwell describe Mr. Brooker?

3. What is a "gob fire?"

4. What did miners tell Orwell about why they ate less than he did at a meal?

5. Why did Orwell believe the return trip through the tunnels was worse than the initial one?

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