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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 Orwell learn had happened to Wigan Pier?
(a) It had been demolished.
(b) It was converted into a caravan park.
(c) It was turned into a diner.
(d) It was a myth and never existed.

2. In what position must the fillers work?
(a) Slouching over.
(b) On their knees.
(c) Standing up.
(d) Sitting.

3. In one town, what was built instead of public housing the town desperately needed?
(a) A recreational area.
(b) A library.
(c) A town hall.
(d) A museum.

4. What was one common characteristic of all of the houses Orwell saw in industrial towns?
(a) None of them were less than two bedrooms.
(b) None of them were brick.
(c) None of them were high rent.
(d) None of them had running hot water.

5. What is the cause of the great majority of accidents in the mine?
(a) Gob fires.
(b) Gas explosions.
(c) Human error.
(d) Fall of a roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a snap can?

2. Why did men chew tobacco in the mines?

3. What is a "dataller?"

4. What did Orwell say the fillers looked like?

5. How did Orwell say he was received by the people he spoke with about their housing?

(see the answer key)

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