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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the only quality associated with hell that was not in the coal mine?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Foul air.
(c) Noise.
(d) Fire.

2. How did Orwell describe a slag heap?
(a) "A hideous thing, planless and functionless."
(b) "A testiment to man's toil."
(c) "A horrid blight on the landscape."
(d) "A thing of beauty rising in the distance."

3. What percentage of a person's income, whether employed or on unemployment, was given over to rent in Wigan?
(a) One half.
(b) One fourth.
(c) One fifth.
(d) One third.

4. To what did Orwell compare the sound of the conveyor belt in the mine?
(a) Thunder.
(b) A machine gun.
(c) A loud hum.
(d) An echo.

5. What was a favorite refuge for the unemployed man in Wigan?
(a) City Hall.
(b) The alleys.
(c) The movie theatre.
(d) The shopping areas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were some of the misconceptions Orwell noted about Socialists in 1930's England?

2. What author accused miners of gluttony?

3. Why did Orwell reference "Punch" in his discussion of class?

4. What is one superstition miner sometimes hold to?

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

(see the answer key)

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