The Life in a Victorian workhouse

What was the main reason Will's family entered the workhouse?

• They wanted better living conditions

• The family's poor relief money was stopped

• They were evicted from their home

• His father lost his job

What was the main type of labor assigned to workhouse inmates?

• Sewing clothes

• Picking oakum

• Gardening

• Cooking

What did Will witness outside the workhouse gates?

• A protest

• A bread-riot

• A festival

• A parade

What was the name of the workhouse Will and his family entered?

• Bethnal Green Workhouse

• Lambeth Workhouse

• Whitechapel Workhouse

• Poplar Workhouse

What did Will's mother do to get her children back from the workhouse?

• Appealed to the mayor

• Worked harder to increase the family income

• Moved to a new city

• Paid a fine

What did Will struggle with during his time in the workhouse?

• Learning new skills

• Finding his father

• Sleeping at night

• Making friends

What did Will's family receive from the parish before entering the workhouse?

• Medical care

• Clothing

• Two or three shillings a week and some bread

• Free housing

What did Will do for work as a young boy?

• Worked in a factory

• Delivered newspapers

• Went round with the milkman

• Helped in a bakery

What did Will's father suffer from that prevented him from working?

• Old age

• A chronic illness

• A disability

• An injury

What did Will often feel he could eat due to hunger in the workhouse?

• Leather

• Grass

• Paper

• Wood