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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 Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how far did the Broad Street Pump extend below the surface of the street?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 25 feet.
(c) 30 feet.
(d) 10 feet.

2. When was the first demonstration of ether in Boston?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1847.

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

4. Where was St. Luke's Church located in Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue?
(a) Berwick Street.
(b) Broad Street.
(c) Regent Street.
(d) Hanover Street.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On September 4, in the three days since the outbreak, how many residents of well-to-do houses had died?

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

3. By Sunday morning, how many people were on the edge of death?

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

5. In 1842 in Bethnal Green was was the average life expectancy for the working poor?

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