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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Orwell say he was received by the people he spoke with about their housing?
(a) With kindness and good food.
(b) With hostility and suspicion.
(c) With courtesy and good nature.
(d) With curiosity and suspicion.

2. Who were the fillers?
(a) The men moving coal on the elevators.
(b) The men shoveling coal onto the conveyer belt.
(c) The foremen.
(d) The men digging coal from the ground.

3. How does a miner bathe after dinner?
(a) In a hot bath tub.
(b) In a tub outside in the yard.
(c) In an outdoor shower.
(d) With a basin of water and a washcloth.

4. To what man did Orwell compare the coal miner?
(a) To the machine driver.
(b) To the plowman.
(c) To the oil man.
(d) To the banker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Coal Scuttle?"

2. According to Mrs. Brooker, who was "at Canada?"

3. How did Orwell describe Mrs. Brooker?

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

5. What is a cage?

(see the answer key)

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