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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 46-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city was St. Columba Church located?
(a) Ottawa.
(b) Hoboken.
(c) Orange.
(d) Newark.

2. What was the official cause of death listed as a result of the autopsy on Peg Looney's body?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Diphtheria.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) Radium poisoning.

3. Who was NOT part of the group of five dial-painters who received settlements from the United States Radium Corporation?
(a) Marguerite Carlough.
(b) Edna Hussman.
(c) Grace Fryer.
(d) Katherine Schaub.

4. On what behavior of the dial-painters' did Frederick Flinn blame their "tendency to store radium in their bones" (242)?
(a) Their poor eating habits.
(b) Their poor eyesight.
(c) Their poor hygiene habits.
(d) Their carelessness with the luminous paint.

5. The greenish-white luminous paint used to paint the watch dials went by what name?
(a) Lighterous.
(b) Unblack.
(c) Luminest.
(d) Undark.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what newspaper did Mary Doty work as a writer?

2. Where did Catherine Wolfe meet her future husband, Tom Wolfe?

3. What crucial piece of information did Raymond Berry uncover about Dr. Frederick Flinn, who was working as an expert witness for several radium companies?

4. The Ottawa Daily Times reported at the time of the New Jersey settlements against the United States Radium Corporation that the first manifestation of radium poisoning was decay of what?

5. Who bought a typewriter with part of her settlement money in hopes of beginning a career as a writer?

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