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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what phrase did all of Mrs. Brooker's complaints end?
(a) "I just as well die tonight!"
(b) "It do seem unfair, don't it?"
(c) "I hate it all, all I say."
(d) "It does seem 'ard, don't it now?"

2. 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.

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

4. What creature did Orwell see a surprising abundance of in the coal mine?
(a) Bats.
(b) Rats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Moles.

5. Who was Mr. Reilly?
(a) One of Orwell's friends in London.
(b) One of Orwell's roommate who was war veteran.
(c) One of Orwell's colleagues from college.
(d) One of Orwell's roommates who was a mechanic at the mine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Upon what did Orwell believe our civilization is based?

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

4. Who were the fillers?

5. In what position must the fillers work?

(see the answer key)

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