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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sunday, September 3: The Investigator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Snow studied at Hunterian School of Medicine, how long did it take him to obtain his apothecary and surgeon's license?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 1/2 years.
(c) 3 1/2 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

3. By Sunday morning, how many people were on the edge of death?
(a) 300.
(b) 105.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Hundreds.

4. In The Investigator in 1848 on what steamer did John Harnold work as a crewman?
(a) Rosemarie.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Labyrinth.
(d) Elbe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how far did the Broad Street Pump extend below the surface of the street?

2. 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?

3. In The Night-Soil Men, how far would a bone-picker travel?

4. In The Investigator, how many blocks were ravished by cholera?

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

(see the answer key)

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