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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, 11, and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what point did Orwell leave the Brooker's boarding house?
(a) When he found there was a full chamber pot under the breakfast table.
(b) When he had enough of the other men sharing his room.
(c) When his wallet was stolen.
(d) When all of his belongings were stolen.

2. What is a "gob fire?"
(a) A coal fire.
(b) A spontaneous heat problem.
(c) A cigarette fire.
(d) A spontaneously generating fire.

3. What did the fillers wear?
(a) Shorts, light tee shirts and clogs.
(b) Long cotton pants and clogs.
(c) Shorts, light tee shirts and knee pads.
(d) Thin drawers, clogs and knee pads.

4. What did many of the old timers believe about miners washing their legs?
(a) Washing causes ulcers.
(b) Washing is for women only.
(c) Washing causes lumbago.
(d) Washing is bad luck.

5. Where did Orwell first go to sleep with the beggars and criminals of the working class?
(a) London and Sheffield.
(b) Orangehouse and Greychapel.
(c) Limehouse and Whitechapel.
(d) Wigan and Sheffield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the only permanent lodgers at the Brookers?

2. What did Orwell say the fillers looked like?

3. What was "scrambling for the coal?"

4. What did Orwell say about the Corporation housing as a whole?

5. How did Orwell describe the meals at the Brooker's house?

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