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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Orwell describe Mrs. Brooker?
(a) A beautiful, tall seductress.
(b) An anxious faced, obese invalid.
(c) A jolly, industrious woman.
(d) An overweight, jolly woman.

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

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

4. How did Orwell say he was received by the people he spoke with about their housing?
(a) With curiosity and suspicion.
(b) With hostility and suspicion.
(c) With courtesy and good nature.
(d) With kindness and good food.

5. How did Orwell come to understand the discrepancies in pay for miners?
(a) By interviewing miners.
(b) By listening to talk around the lunch table.
(c) By working with the payroll departments.
(d) By studing pay checks and bank accounts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Emmie?

2. Why did Orwell believe the return trip through the tunnels was worse than the initial one?

3. How did Orwell describe Mr. Brooker?

4. What was the most understandable cause of accidents in a mine?

5. In what positions did Orwell find himself moving through the tunnels in the coal mine?

(see the answer key)

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