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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. In The Night-Soil Men, how many corpses were packed into a burial ground in Islington?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 55,000.
(d) 80,000.

2. How long of a pole did toshers carry in The Night-Soil Men?
(a) 6 foot.
(b) 5 foot.
(c) 7 foot.
(d) 8 foot.

3. Which of Charles Dickens' novels had scene a where a team of toshers took coins from a corpse?
(a) Little Dorrit.
(b) Bleak House.
(c) Hard Times.
(d) Out Mutual Friend.

4. Who designed Regent Street to connect Marylebone Park wit the Prince Regent's new home at Carlton House?
(a) John Nash.
(b) William Marlboro.
(c) David Withers.
(d) Andrew Smythe.

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the last time it had rained in London?
(a) First of August.
(b) End of July.
(c) Middle of August.
(d) Middle of July.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how long after the Lewis baby fell ill did life in Golden Square continue as usual?

2. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Susannah Eley share a bottle of water from the Broad Street pump?

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

4. At the beginning of The Night-Soil Men, what river would the toshers wade through the muck of low tide?

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how man dogs did a man at 38 Silver Street keep in one room?

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