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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 many sheep would the main livestock market at Smithfield regularly sell in two days?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 23,000.

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

3. On September 4, in the three days since the outbreak, how many residents of well-to-do houses had died?
(a) Half.
(b) Third.
(c) Eighth.
(d) Quarter.

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

5. When did doctors begin recommending chloroform for the discomfort of childbirth?
(a) 1850s.
(b) 1870s.
(c) 1860s.
(d) 1840s.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1854, what was the population of London?

2. Who designed Regent Street to connect Marylebone Park wit the Prince Regent's new home at Carlton House?

3. In the year 1000, how many people lived in Rome?

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

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

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