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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 old was Henry Whitehead in Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue?
(a) 54.
(b) 31.
(c) 42.
(d) 28.

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

3. In The Night-Soil Men, what year was it?
(a) 1854.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1841.

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

5. At the beginning of The Night-Soil Men, what river would the toshers wade through the muck of low tide?
(a) Cray.
(b) Darent.
(c) Thames.
(d) Lea.

Short Answer Questions

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

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, with whom did Henry Whitehead share a room?

4. Where was St. Luke's Church located in Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue?

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many animals would a slaughterhouse at the edge of Soho on Marshall Street kill per day on average?

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