Question 1

The show features all of the following types of people EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

textile factory worker

Answer

shopkeeper

Answer

rent collector

Answer

tailor

Question 2

What is the biggest worry of the mothers on the show?

Accepted Answer

feed their children

Answer

pay rent

Answer

find a job

Question 3

What do people do if they can't afford to rent a room?

Accepted Answer

They rent a bed or seat in the doss house

Answer

They move back home to the countryside

Answer

They sleep in the courtyard

Answer

They live with their neighbors

Question 4

What does the multigenerational family do when the grandfather gets injured?

Accepted Answer

The children sell watercress

Answer

The mother gets a job in a factory

Answer

The grandfather finds a different job

Answer

They double their output of matchboxes

Question 5

Which family was unable to pay the rent?

Accepted Answer

the single mother with 2 children

Answer

the multigenerational family

Answer

the shopkeeper & wife

Answer

the tailor & family

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