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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine: A Delicate Situation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whose farm was Major Christian Piercy put out of a stagecoach?
(a) Eldridge.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Drangers.
(d) Caulkins.

2. In what part of the state house building were the rooms of Joseph Fry, the doorkeeper who died from the fever?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) West.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, about how many persons were ill with the fever?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 7,000.

4. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?
(a) Cataracts.
(b) Amblyopia.
(c) Strabismus.
(d) Blepharitis.

5. How many bundles of shirts and dresses for orphans were sent by the Widow Grubb?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the first of September, how many people were jammed into Bush Hill?

2. What was the largest city in North America in 1793?

3. How many weeks did Henry Knox spend in quarantine?

4. What was the name of the second-year medical student who volunteered to help at Bush Hill?

5. For how many days did Peter Helm and Stephen Girard attend to Bush HIll?

(see the answer key)

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