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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Orwell's bed in his room at the Brooker's house?
(a) On the east wall.
(b) In the right hand corner nearest the door.
(c) In the center of the room.
(d) Against a dresser.

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

3. How did the Brookers view the two old age pensioners that lived in their house?
(a) They thought of them as dreadful parasites living on their charity.
(b) They thought of them as two old, quiet men bothering no one.
(c) They did not think of them at all as long as they paid their rent.
(d) They thought of them as a danger because they smoked in bed.

4. When they had something to eat, what did the fillers consume?
(a) A hunk of meat and gravy, and a bottle of cold tea.
(b) A large pan of hot cereal and a bottle of cold tea.
(c) A hunk of bread and drippings, and a bottle of cold tea.
(d) A large sandwich and pickles, and a bottle of cold tea.

5. Why did Orwell believe the return trip through the tunnels was worse than the initial one?
(a) Because he was going slightly uphill on the return.
(b) Because he was forced to move very quickly.
(c) Because he was terribly hungry.
(d) Because he was alone in the dark.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is a "blind back?"

4. What is nystagmus?

5. What did Orwell urge the reader to realize about the coal miner?

(see the answer key)

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