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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what did Orwell compare the sound of the conveyor belt in the mine?
(a) A loud hum.
(b) An echo.
(c) Thunder.
(d) A machine gun.

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

3. What were "cream crackers?"
(a) Fried bread.
(b) Oreos.
(c) Potato chips.
(d) Biscuits.

4. Who was Emmie?
(a) The fiance of a son living in London.
(b) The neighbor who complained bitterly about the Brookers.
(c) The maid hired to come in weekly.
(d) Orwell's sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what point did Orwell leave the Brooker's boarding house?

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

3. How did Orwell describe Mrs. Brooker?

4. What was the major difference between a mile above ground and a mile in the pit bottom?

5. What did Orwell urge the reader to realize about the coal miner?

(see the answer key)

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