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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 could not measure distance in the pit bottom.
(c) You were not able to hear anything in the pit bottom.
(d) You could not return the same way.

2. What physical attributes did the fillers share?
(a) They were small, overweight thick thighed men.
(b) They were short, slightly overweight and broad shouldered.
(c) They were tall, broad shouldered and thick around the waist.
(d) They were small, broad shouldered and thin.

3. What was done with the unusable shale inside of the mines?
(a) It was taken away by large trucks and brought to lakes and rivers.
(b) It was added to the coal and processed.
(c) It was left in the mine in empty mine shafts.
(d) It was brought to the surface and dumped into "dirt-heaps."

4. What were the first sounds Orwell heard in the morning when he woke at the Brookers?
(a) The sound of Mrs. Brooker bustling around the kitchen.
(b) The sound of birds chirping in the trees.
(c) The sound of hammering at the house next door.
(d) The sound of mill girls' clogs down the cobbled street.

5. Upon what did Orwell believe our civilization is based?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Money.
(c) Law.
(d) Coal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Orwell say the fillers looked like?

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

3. With what phrase did all of Mrs. Brooker's complaints end?

4. Who was Old Jack?

5. What kind of shop was attached to the Brooker's boarding house?

(see the answer key)

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