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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. Where did William Welch go for part of his recuperation in Atlantic City?

2. How many sailors arrived from Boston at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on September 7, 1918?

3. Camp Hancock was located outside of what city?

4. How many troops did Camp Pike house in 1918?

5. How many bodies did the Philadelphia morgue have room for when the pandemic started in 1918?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Joe Capps and what contribution did he have to the scientists fighting the virus?

2. What happened to the soldiers that Colonel Charles Hagadorn had transported from Camp Grant to Camp Hancock?

3. How did the 1918 flu affect the human lungs?

4. What does "the grippe" refer to?

5. What were the results of Dr. W. R. Redden's serum trial?

6. Why were the U.S. newspapers not reporting widely on the pandemic of 1918?

7. What was the political landscape of Philadelphia in September of 1918?

8. Who was Rupert Blue and why is he important in the narrative?

9. Who was Richard Pfeiffer and why is his work noted in the book?

10. How did the Council of National Defense become involved in the Philadelphia outbreak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life and career of Paul Lewis. Why does the author bookend the narrative with Lewis's story? What discoveries did Lewis make? What was his legacy?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the life and career of William Henry Welch. Why does the author regard Welch as an influential pioneer? What was Welch's role during the 1918 flu pandemic? For what is he most known?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of masks as preventative measures for spreading the 1918 flu pandemic. When and where were these measures introduced? How effective were they? Were the measures implemented among the public?

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