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

2. Which college did Henry Whitehead attend at Oxford?
(a) Kellogg.
(b) Exeter.
(c) Mansfield.
(d) Lincoln.

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how man dogs did a man at 38 Silver Street keep in one room?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 27.
(d) 8.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long of a pole did toshers carry in The Night-Soil Men?

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

3. When were Sanskrit writings written that describe a cholera-like disease?

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

5. Who was the first Englishman to die from cholera in Britain?

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