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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did most of the cooking and laundry at the Brooker house?
(a) Mr. Brooker's sister.
(b) Mrs. Brooker's daughter-in-law and future daughter-in-law.
(c) A neighbor hired by Mrs. Brooker.
(d) Mrs. Brooker's son and his wife and kids.

2. How many people shared the bedroom in which Orwell slept at the Brookers?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

3. How did D. H. Lawrence come to Orwell's mind as he rode the train?
(a) He was reading a book of poetry.
(b) He looked at a beautiful girl.
(c) He looked out over snow-covered hills.
(d) He met a passenger whose name was Lawrence.

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

5. How far under the ground was Orwell when he reached the bottom of the mine?
(a) Seven hundred feet.
(b) Four thousand yards.
(c) Four thousand feet.
(d) Four hundred yards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is nystagmus?

2. What did Old Jack say every night when he went to bed?

3. To what man did Orwell compare the coal miner?

4. How many tons of coal were moved on the conveyor belt every minute?

5. What were some of the most common conditions Orwell notes of housing in the industrial areas?

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