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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Saturday, September 2: Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men were on a team of night-soil workers?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. In 1851 in the subdistrict of Berwick Street, how many people were there per acre of land?
(a) 205.
(b) 432.
(c) 112.
(d) 50.

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Susannah Eley share a bottle of water from the Broad Street pump?
(a) Niece.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Neighbor.
(d) Daughter.

4. 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?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

5. In 1850, how many gallons of water a day were used by the average London household?
(a) 90.
(b) 160.
(c) 150.
(d) 75.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Night-Soil Men, what did the pure-finders collect?

2. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the first time that cholera was known to exist on British soil?

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many workers did the Lion Brewery on Broad Street employ?

4. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many sheep would the main livestock market at Smithfield regularly sell in two days?

5. In The Night-Soil Men, how long would it take a bone-picker go go over his rounds?

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