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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 6 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 7 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

2. In 1854, what was the population of London?
(a) 1 1/2 million.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 2 1/2 million.
(d) 3 million.

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

4. In 1854, where was the scientist from who discovered a small comma-shaped organism in the intestinal mucosa of a cholera victim?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Henry Whitehead in Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue?

2. At the beginning of the 1800s, how much tea was imported to England?

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

4. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many workers did the Lion Brewery on Broad Street employ?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In The Night-Soil Men, how were the poor buried at the pauper burial ground at St. Bride's?

2. When and where was ether first introduced, and when was it first available in London?

3. In The Night-Soil Men, who were the toshers and what did they do?

4. Who was Henry Whitehead?

5. On September 4, what groups of people were spared from the cholera outbreak?

6. In The Night-Soil Men, what type of specialists emerged to take care of waste removal?

7. Who was John Snow?

8. In The Investigator, who was the famous patient who chose Snow to administer chloroform during childbirth and why?

9. What were mortality rates in 1842?

10. In The Night-Soil Men, why did the invention of water closets have a bad effect on London's sewage problem?

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