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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could happen to cause a miner to lose one or two days pay?
(a) An over-scheduling mistake.
(b) A broken elevator.
(c) A new training session.
(d) A machinery breakdown or a fault.

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

3. What is a "dataller?"
(a) A miner who attends to the roof of the mine.
(b) A miner who plants explosives.
(c) The superviser in the mine shaft.
(d) A miner who digs the coal.

4. How many tons of coal were moved on the conveyor belt every minute?
(a) One ton.
(b) Several tons.
(c) Hundreds of pounds.
(d) Millions of pounds.

5. What did miners tell Orwell about why they ate less than he did at a meal?
(a) They cannot work all day on a full stomach.
(b) They have permanently lost their appetites.
(c) They are not allowed to use a bathroom.
(d) Food is available in the mine if they need something.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Old Jack?

2. How does a miner bathe after dinner?

3. According to Mrs. Brooker, who was "at Canada?"

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

5. When they had something to eat, what did the fillers consume?

(see the answer key)

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