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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did men chew tobacco in the mines?
(a) It was a stimulant.
(b) It was good for headaches.
(c) It was medicinal.
(d) It was a deterrent to thirst.

2. For what did the Brookers purchase insurance policies?
(a) They insured each other.
(b) They insured their home and shop.
(c) They insured their children.
(d) They insured the lives of both old age pensioners.

3. What is a snap can?
(a) A can with medical supplies.
(b) A lunch can that is strapped onto a belt.
(c) A cold can of iced tea.
(d) A can of sardines strapped onto a belt for lunch.

4. In a year, how many minors are killed at work?
(a) One in ten thousand.
(b) One in nine hundred.
(c) One in one hundred.
(d) One in twenty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Coal Scuttle?"

2. How did Orwell react to the train moving into the countryside?

3. What did Orwell find to be the determining factor in the way housekeeping was done?

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

5. What were newspaper canvassers?

(see the answer key)

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