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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, what had been the temperature for several straight days?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was thought about cholera and the British way of life prior to 1831?

2. Why are the bacteria-driven processes of decomposition important?

3. How did Snow get test subjects for his work in The Investigator?

4. Who was Henry Whitehead?

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

6. What did the night-soil men do and what were they paid?

7. Why was the cholera outbreak in Golden Square unusual?

8. By Sunday morning, September 3, what was going on at the beginning of The Investigator?

9. How is cholera spread?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Snow persuaded authorities to remove the Broad Street pump handle. What did removing the handle symbolize, and how was removing the handle a turning point in history?

Essay Topic 2

When humans began to drink tea, lifespans increased. How did drinking tea keep people healthier, and what was the connection between drinking tea and longer lifespans?

Essay Topic 3

Finding pure water was always an issue for humans. Why did humans begin drinking alcohol rather than water, and how did the health benefits of drinking alcohol instead of contaminated water mitigate the health issues with drinking alcohol?

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