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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sunday, September 3: The Investigator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By Sunday morning, how many people had died in the last 24hours?
(a) 55.
(b) 63.
(c) 70.
(d) 46.

2. In The Night-Soil Men, what did the pure-finders collect?
(a) Horse feces.
(b) Human feces.
(c) Dog feces.
(d) Rat feces.

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, what had been the temperature for several straight days?
(a) 70s.
(b) 60s.
(c) 80s.
(d) 90s.

4. What did John Snow's father do for a living?
(a) Laborer.
(b) Professor.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Grocer.

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many citizens were inmates at the St. James Workhouse?
(a) 115.
(b) 500.
(c) 250.
(d) 475.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was a water-flushing device invented by Sir John Harington?

2. About how many people were part of the London scavengers in The Night-Soil Men?

3. When did doctors begin recommending chloroform for the discomfort of childbirth?

4. In The Investigator, in July 1849, how many people died on Thomas Street in Horsleydown?

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, what day of the week did the Eley brothers take a bottle of water from the Broad Street pump to their mother?

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