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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 did Orwell think would remind him that our age was not been a bad one to live in?
(a) The memory of slag heaps and coal mines.
(b) The memory of working class homes and their families.
(c) The memory of working class heroes and their stories.
(d) The memory of trees and playgrounds.

2. What did each of the permanent lodgers get for their ten shillings a week rent?
(a) An attic room, a toilet, and one meal a day.
(b) A bedroom, a shared bath, and two meals a day.
(c) A bed in the attic and meals that were mostly bread and butter.
(d) A couch in a living area, a shared bath, and one meal a day.

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

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 large sandwich and pickles, and a bottle of cold tea.
(d) A hunk of bread and drippings, and a bottle of cold tea.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is "traveling?"

3. What were "caravan dwellings?"

4. To what man did Orwell compare the coal miner?

5. How long were the fillers on the job during their shifts?

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