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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did many of the old timers believe about miners washing their legs?
(a) Washing causes lumbago.
(b) Washing is bad luck.
(c) Washing is for women only.
(d) Washing causes ulcers.

3. Who was Old Jack?
(a) An ex-miner, 80 years old, whose left hand had been severed in a mining accident.
(b) An ex-soldier, 75 years old, whose legs were both amputated after a battle.
(c) An ex-miner, 78 years old, who worked for over fifty years in the coal pits.
(d) An ex-shopkeeper, around 80, who retired and sold his shop.

4. What did Orwell say about the Corporation housing as a whole?
(a) "Comfortable and personal."
(b) "Ruthless and soulless."
(c) "Adequate and personalized."
(d) "Demeaning and horrific."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was done with the unusable shale inside of the mines?

2. Who was Emmie?

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

4. What were "caravan dwellings?"

5. Why does every miner have a blue scar on his nose and forehead?

(see the answer key)

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