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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Monday, September 4: That Is to Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In The Night-Soil Men, how far would a bone-picker travel?
(a) 25-35 miles.
(b) 20-30 miles.
(c) 15-20 miles.
(d) 5-10 miles.

3. In That Is to Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died, who went up in a hot-air balloon to examine the entire city of London?
(a) David Watson.
(b) Robert Phillips.
(c) Richard Andrews.
(d) Henry Mayhew.

4. In The Investigator, in July 1849, how many people died on Thomas Street in Horsleydown?
(a) About 12.
(b) Around 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

5. How long did London remain the manufacturing center of England?
(a) Until 1835.
(b) Until 1850.
(c) Until 1845.
(d) Until 1855.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By September 4, how many workers at the Lion Brewery had contracted cholera?

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

4. How old was Snow when he read John Frank Newton's 1811 manifesto "The Return to Nature: A Defense of the Vegetable Regimen"?

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Henry Whitehead share a room?

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