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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. When did Thomas and Sarah Lewis's infant daughter become sick?
(a) August 1, 1854.
(b) August 28, 1854.
(c) August 5, 1854.
(d) August 30, 1854.

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

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

4. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many sheep would the main livestock market at Smithfield regularly sell in two days?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 23,000.

5. In The Night-Soil Men, what hours did the night-soil men work?
(a) 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.
(b) 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.
(c) Midnight to 5 a.m.
(d) 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Thomas Latta come up with a water cure for cholera?

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

3. In 1851 in the subdistrict of Berwick Street, how many people were there per acre of land?

4. When long ago were composting pits used by the citizens of Knossos?

5. When did the Earl of Craven purchase a block of land called Soho Field?

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