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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the food product that seemed to be causing the thyroid troubles in Richard and in others?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Beef.
(c) Produce.
(d) Eggs.

2. What did Natalie find out was given to her in order to help her depression, though this left her unaware of where she was?
(a) An injection of morphine.
(b) Hallucinogens.
(c) Electro-shock treatments.
(d) Medication.

3. Dr. Robert Henkin, who worked for the ___________, was finally given Rudy's case, since everyone else was stumped.
(a) National Institutes of Health.
(b) CDC.
(c) PSD.
(d) AMA.

4. The symptoms the children were having indicated some sort of _____________, though the cause was unclear.
(a) Trauma.
(b) Poisoning.
(c) Brain inflammation.
(d) Infection.

5. ________ disease is an inherited condition that changes the way the body metabolizes _________, which causes the mental symptoms.
(a) Iron.
(b) Copper.
(c) Water.
(d) Manganese.

6. In what state is West Branch located, where the CDC was called in order to deal with an outbreak?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Iowa.

7. _________ babies are at a higher risk of infection and complications than others in the hospital.
(a) Premature.
(b) Larger.
(c) Overdue.
(d) Smaller.

8. What was the diagnosis that was given to Dean when he went into the hospital for his blue hands?
(a) Heart condition.
(b) Cancer.
(c) High blood pressure.
(d) Cyanosis.

9. What is NOT one of the samples taken from the infant in order to find out what was wrong in order to choose the right treatment?
(a) Stool.
(b) Mucus.
(c) Hair.
(d) Blood.

10. What did Betty see that made her realize what her medical condition probably was?
(a) A dead bug.
(b) A strange color in the water.
(c) A book.
(d) An invoice.

11. What did Betty decide to do in order to get over her symptoms and her medical condition?
(a) Get more exercise.
(b) Take a leave from her job.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Take vitamins.

12. Students who were not in __________ did not become ill like others.
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The gym class.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The choral rehearsal.

13. What was the only thing Rudy was able to eat, but only in very small amounts?
(a) Dairy products.
(b) Wine.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Chocolate.

14. In what city was Sandy a popular girl at her school, according to this chapter?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Miami.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Francisco.

15. During testing, it was discovered that Rudy's _________ were frayed and worn, which was surprising to many.
(a) Hands.
(b) Taste buds.
(c) Tonsils.
(d) Teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carol begin to show in her symptoms, leading to her being admitted to a psychiatric hospital?

2. The course of investigation into the hepatitis outbreak resulted in the establishment of a _________ of infection.

3. What condition did many people at the garden party at Martha's Vineyard seem to contract?

4. Dean put his hands into his armpits to make his hands warmer when he was the ________ for a hand.

5. What was the name of the place from which all of the victims had bought their food?

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