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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven: A Modern-Day Time Bomb.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often would Catherine LeMaigre vomit?
(a) Every 10 minutes or so.
(b) About every 30 minutes.
(c) Every 15 minutes.
(d) Every couple hours.

2. What paper did Andrew Brown publish?
(a) Daily News.
(b) Chronicle.
(c) Federal Gazette.
(d) National Gazette.

3. How many bleedings did the Free African Society perform?
(a) 600.
(b) Over 800.
(c) About 500.
(d) 750.

4. Where was the militia company stationed that shot off a cannon in Chapter 4?
(a) Fort Ligonier.
(b) Fort Gaddis.
(c) Fort Mifflin.
(d) Fort Allen.

5. Where did Major Christian Piercy become ill as he fled Philadelphia?
(a) Concord.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Near Manhatton.
(d) Outside Camden.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Dr. Rush seemed to be cured of yellow fever, how many patients sought him in a day?

2. How much did some nurses begin receiving for tending the sick?

3. What state refused to allow a ship from Philadelphia to land and take on water?

4. What day of the week did Catherine LeMaigre die?

5. After Dr. Rush's assistants bled him and administered the purge, how many days did it take for him to get back on his feet?

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