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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two: All Was Not Right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?
(a) Sinks.
(b) Trenches.
(c) Canals.
(d) Cesspools.

2. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) July 15.
(b) August 1.
(c) July 31.
(d) August 3.

3. In what boarding house did a sailor die of a fever?
(a) Sarah Smythe's.
(b) Richard Denny's.
(c) Maggie MacPherson's.
(d) William Wright's.

4. What was the nationality of the sailor who had a fever and seizures before he died on August 3?
(a) African.
(b) British.
(c) French.
(d) American.

5. How many French refugees fled a fierce slave rebellion?
(a) 712.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 579.
(d) 2,100.

Short Answer Questions

1. A few days before being called to care for Catherine LeMaigre, which doctor had lost his daughter to the same fever?

2. How old was Catherine LeMaigre when she became ill?

3. What year was a French watercolor done to show a yellow fever victim in the early stages of the illness?

4. What did physicians call the tiny reddish sores that erupted on individuals who had the plague?

5. When had Dr. Rush seen a similar sickness before?

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