View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On September 4, what did Whitehead hear residents blaming as the cause of the cholera outbreak?

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

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many citizens were inmates at the St. James Workhouse?

4. In That Is To Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died, how long did it take the newapapers to report the cholera outbreak?

5. How old was Snow when he read John Frank Newton's 1811 manifesto "The Return to Nature: A Defense of the Vegetable Regimen"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the introduction of ether as an anesthetic import in The Investigator?

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

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

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

5. Why was the Broad Street Pump popular?

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

7. In The Night-Soil Men, what type of neighborhood did Soho become in the years after the 1665 plague?

8. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, why did the author say that it was surprising how many livestock lived in densely packed neighborhood?

9. What were mortality rates in 1842?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

London was one of the largest cities in the world in the 1800s. What problems were caused by overpopulation in London, and what connections were there between overpopulation and epidemics?

Essay Topic 2

Johnson uses imagery to help readers imagine what London and the cholera outbreak were like. How does Johnson’s use of imagery help readers understand the times and problems that people faced?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 811 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample