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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. When was Henry Whitehead offered a position at St. Luke's?
(a) 1847.
(b) 1851.
(c) 1853.
(d) 1849.

2. When did Queen Victoria decide to give chloroform a try?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1842.

3. In The Investigator, how many blocks were ravished by cholera?
(a) 8 square blocks.
(b) 3 square blocks.
(c) 5 square blocks.
(d) 7 square blocks.

4. In The Investigator, how old is John Snow?
(a) 42.
(b) 39.
(c) 51.
(d) 60.

5. In 1851 in the subdistrict of Berwick Street, how many people were there per acre of land?
(a) 432.
(b) 50.
(c) 205.
(d) 112.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how long after the Lewis baby fell ill did life in Golden Square continue as usual?

2. When was a water-flushing device invented by Sir John Harington?

3. 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?

4. In 1854, how long did some people complain that it took a letter to reach its destination in letters written to editors of newspapers?

5. When Snow studied at Hunterian School of Medicine, how long did it take him to obtain his apothecary and surgeon's license?

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