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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was "the flock mattress?"
(a) A playground in Wigan that looked like a bird sanctuary.
(b) A playground in Wigan that had a baseball field.
(c) A playground in Wigan that looked like a hockey arena.
(d) A playground in Wigan that looked like a choppy sea frozen in place.

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

3. What other types of expenses were taken from the miner's pay?
(a) Hospital fees, tools, uniform rental.
(b) Insurance, uniform rental, hospital fees.
(c) Uniform rental, tools, union fees.
(d) Insurance, lamp rental, union fees.

4. In Orwell's opinion, what was one way the working class man differed from the middle class man?
(a) His attitude toward family.
(b) His attitude toward the Pope.
(c) His attitude toward politics.
(d) His attitude toward mining.

5. Who did Orwell go to hear speak while he was in Sheffield?
(a) A town hall meeting.
(b) A play.
(c) A lecture by a clergyman.
(d) A movie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was "scrambling for the coal?"

2. How did the Brookers view the two old age pensioners that lived in their house?

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

4. What did miners tell Orwell about why they ate less than he did at a meal?

5. What was the average size of one of the dwellings?

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