An Opium Den Is a Term for a Place Where

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Multiple Choice

An opium den is a term for a place where __________.

• A) opium could be smoked
• B) laudanum was purchased and consumed
• C) a middle-class British family would gather in the evening
• D) one could get opium for treatment of pain or diarrhea

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Definitions:

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