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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Susannah Eley share a bottle of water from the Broad Street pump?
(a) Neighbor.
(b) Niece.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Cousin.

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

3. When did cholera first appear in New York City?
(a) 1843.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1832.

4. By the end of the 1800s, how much teas was imported to England?
(a) 11,000 tons.
(b) 9,000 tons.
(c) 13,000 tons.
(d) 15,000 tons.

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

6. Who designed Regent Street to connect Marylebone Park wit the Prince Regent's new home at Carlton House?
(a) David Withers.
(b) William Marlboro.
(c) Andrew Smythe.
(d) John Nash.

7. Which college did Henry Whitehead attend at Oxford?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Kellogg.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Mansfield.

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

9. How old was Snow when he apprenticed to a surgeon on Newcastle-on-Tyne?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

10. In 1854, how long did some people complain that it took a letter to reach its destination in letters written to editors of newspapers?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

11. 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?
(a) 20 oxen and 23 sheep.
(b) 2 oxen and 6 sheep.
(c) 10 oxen and 12 sheep.
(d) 5 oxen and 7 sheep.

12. In the year 1000, how many people lived in Rome?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 85,000.
(d) 90,000.

13. In The Night-Soil Men, how long would it take a bone-picker go go over his rounds?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 6-8 hours.
(d) 7-9 hours.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the first demonstration of ether in Boston?

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

4. When did Snow's paper on the use of arsenic in the preservation of cadavers appeared in "The Lancet"?

5. When did the Earl of Craven purchase a block of land called Soho Field?

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