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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Saturday, September 2: Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who designed Regent Street to connect Marylebone Park wit the Prince Regent's new home at Carlton House?
(a) Andrew Smythe.
(b) David Withers.
(c) John Nash.
(d) William Marlboro.

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

3. When did Thomas Latta come up with a water cure for cholera?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1841.

4. How many men were on a team of night-soil workers?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. Which college did Henry Whitehead attend at Oxford?
(a) Kellogg.
(b) Mansfield.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Exeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many animals would a slaughterhouse at the edge of Soho on Marshall Street kill per day on average?

2. At the beginning of The Night-Soil Men, what river would the toshers wade through the muck of low tide?

3. In The Night-Soil Men, what did the pure-finders collect?

4. In The Night-Soil Men, how far would a bone-picker travel?

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

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