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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Natalie seek out in order to help her with the alignment of her teeth because of a gum condition?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Cosmetic surgeon.
(c) A friend.
(d) Orthodontist.

2. Doctors believe the initial exposure to copper for Sara might have been in __________ she wore.
(a) Shoes.
(b) A sock.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Jewelry.

3. What is NOT one of the symptoms Betty experienced when she was first ill and nothing was found to be wrong with her?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Cramps.
(c) Dizziness.
(d) Metallic taste in her mouth.

4. What were Betty Page and her husband planning when she began to have strange medical symptoms?
(a) Daughter's wedding.
(b) A world trip.
(c) Their anniversary.
(d) A cruise vacation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The doctor began to link the problems with smell and taste to troubles with the ________ and zinc levels in the body.

2. What did the blood tests reveal about Richard's levels of thyroid hormones?

3. What was the universal symptom in the other students who began to get ill?

4. What was the diagnosis for Carol when she was admitted as a welfare patient since she ran out of money?

5. What happened when Sara continued the treatments for her rash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem for patients who are suffering from Wilson's disease, according to the book?

2. Why wasn't Betty's husband experiencing any of the symptoms that she was?

3. What was determined to be the cause of the illness that was later found to be tularemia?

4. What did Natalie find out when she woke up in a hospital and didn't know who she was?

5. What was the problem the investigators found during their hunt for answers about the infected babies?

6. What did the school officials begin to believe was the cause of the illnesses that were coming up in the student population?

7. How did the doctor end up treating this case of the blue hands, allowing the patient's hands to be normal color again?

8. What did investigators find to be unusual about the feed in the storage bin?

9. Septicemia a general term for what, according to the explanations in this book?

10. Why didn't the man who hand kneaded the dough cause any infection to spread when the bread was baked?

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