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Monday, August 28: The Night-Soil Men

1. In The Night-Soil Men, what year was it?
(a) 1854.
(b) 1839.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1841.

2. About how many people were part of the London scavengers in The Night-Soil Men?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 80,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 100,000.

3. At the beginning of The Night-Soil Men, what river would the toshers wade through the muck of low tide?
(a) Thames.
(b) Lea.
(c) Darent.
(d) Cray.

4. In The Night-Soil Men, what did the toshers wear?
(a) Corduroy jackets.
(b) Velveteen coats.
(c) Leather boots.
(d) Waders.

5. How long of a pole did toshers carry in The Night-Soil Men?
(a) 7 foot.
(b) 6 foot.
(c) 5 foot.
(d) 8 foot.

6. In The Night-Soil Men, what did the pure-finders collect?
(a) Human feces.
(b) Dog feces.
(c) Horse feces.
(d) Rat feces.

7. Which of Charles Dickens' novels had scene a where a team of toshers took coins from a corpse?
(a) Bleak House.
(b) Hard Times.
(c) Out Mutual Friend.
(d) Little Dorrit.

8. In The Night-Soil Men, how long would it take a bone-picker go go over his rounds?
(a) 6-8 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 7-9 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

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