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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight: this Unmerciful Enemy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Catherine LeMaigre when she became ill?
(a) 27.
(b) 33
(c) 41.
(d) 22.

2. What paper did Andrew Brown publish?
(a) Federal Gazette.
(b) Daily News.
(c) Chronicle.
(d) National Gazette.

3. About how many free blacks lived in Philadelphia?
(a) 1,700.
(b) 2,300.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 3,000.

4. How many rooms were there in Bush Hill?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

5. When had Dr. Rush seen a similar sickness before?
(a) 1750.
(b) 1784.
(c) 1771.
(d) 1762.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the special committee was in charge of providing food for the city?

2. Where did Major Christian Piercy become ill as he fled Philadelphia?

3. How many children did Clarkson have?

4. What doctor wrote about the disgusting aspects of the vomit that spewed from fever victims?

5. On October 17, which committee member wrote in the official minutes that the fever was winning?

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