How well do you know your 19th century vocabulary?!
See if you can answer the following questions:

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1. When Cox tells Mrs. B that he is finishing his toilet, he is referring to:

his bathroom remodeling project
his morning grooming routine
cleaning the commode

2. Lucifer matches are:

an instrument of the Devil
firecrackers
friction matches

3. Cheroots or Cubas are:

a chain of islands
types of cigars
native Indian tribes

4. The effluvia of tobacco refers to:

smoke from a cigarette or cigar
ashtrays or other smoking paraphernalia
cigarette stubs

5. A rasher of bacon refers to:

an allergic reaction to eating smoked meats
several slices of bacon
a cut of pork

6. When Mr. Box talks about his gridiron, he is referring to:

a cooking pan
a stove
a local football field

7. When Cox threatens to "vociferate Police," he means he will:

call the police officer a nasty name
yell for a policeman
spell the word "police"

8. Cox’s fiancee is "the proprietor of a considerable number of bathing machines." Bathing machines are:

bathtubs
a kind of Victorian shower head
a kind of dressing room on wheels that pulled bathers into the water

9. A strawberry mark refers to:

stains you get from eating strawberries
a birthmark
a tattoo of a strawberry

10. When Cox asks Mrs. B for a more protuberant bolster, he is asking for:

a bigger couch
a punch in the nose
a larger bed pillow

11. When Mr. Box tells Mrs. B of his "immediate intention of divesting myself of my garments," he means:

he is ready to get dressed
he is ready to sell his clothing at a secondhand store
he is ready to undress

12. When Box says "Unhand me hatter! or I shall cast off the lamb and assume the lion!" he means he will:

take off his lamb costume and put on a lion costume
stop acting meek and become fiercer
play with his stuffed animals

13. When Box demands "instant satisfaction, sir" from Cox, he is:

feeling the need for immediate gratification
demanding that the situation be solved immediately
challenging Cox to a duel

14. When Box tells Cox to "Fracture the seal" he wants him to:

kill a marine animal
open a package
slit open the wax that seals a letter

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