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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did D. H. Lawrence come to Orwell's mind as he rode the train?
(a) He was reading a book of poetry.
(b) He met a passenger whose name was Lawrence.
(c) He looked out over snow-covered hills.
(d) He looked at a beautiful girl.

2. What is nystagmus?
(a) A lung disease.
(b) A nose disease.
(c) An eye disease.
(d) A heart disease.

3. How long were the fillers on the job during their shifts?
(a) Eight hours with half an hour for lunch.
(b) Six hours with no benefits.
(c) Seven and a half hours with no break.
(d) Seven hours with two twenty minute breaks.

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

5. How did Orwell describe Mrs. Brooker?
(a) A beautiful, tall seductress.
(b) A jolly, industrious woman.
(c) An anxious faced, obese invalid.
(d) An overweight, jolly woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the average distance between the pit bottom to the coal face?

2. How did Orwell come to understand the discrepancies in pay for miners?

3. What were the first sounds Orwell heard in the morning when he woke at the Brookers?

4. What did each of the permanent lodgers get for their ten shillings a week rent?

5. What is a "gob fire?"

(see the answer key)

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