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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Huckleby began to feed his animals a mixture of _________ and discarded seed grain from a local supplier.

2. What is the standard treatment for hepatitis once it is identified in a patient?

3. What did Natalie find out was given to her in order to help her depression, though this left her unaware of where she was?

4. The _______ from the infected animals came from the wet fur of the dogs when they came inside to shake themselves off.

5. The one who was spreading the hepatitis, it seemed, was on a team of workers who were tasked with making ____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the problem with the season being winter when it came to finding out the diagnosis for the sick children?

4. Why did Natalie decide to seek out orthodontic treatment for her teeth in 1972?

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

6. What was odd about Richard's case of hyperthyroidism, which baffled doctors?

7. What did Dean decide to do when he was experiencing cold hands during a card game?

8. Which individuals are more likely to have hypogeusia, according to the specialist in this section?

9. What were the initial symptoms that Betty Page experienced, leading her to seek out medical treatment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

J.C. Penney refused to take the box of jeans that was damaged and later found out to be poisonous.

Part 1: Do you think J.C. Penney should have done more to prevent those jeans from being sold?

Part 2: What is a store's responsibility to the seller of a certain box of merchandise?

Part 3: Why do you think the delivery person who presented the box didn't think to return the box to the supplier?

Essay Topic 2

Food poisoning seems to be a common thread in this book, leading to many instances in which the illness is a mystery to doctors.

Part 1: Why do you think food poisoning is something that continues to happen in today's world?

Part 2: How do you think a person might be able to prevent food poisoning all of the time?

Part 3: Do you think that the health department is to blame for food poisoning?

Essay Topic 3

David Hoffman was infected with anthrax during his insulation installation job.

Part 1: Do you think that proper safety precautions would have prevented the case of anthrax?

Part 2: Do you think that insulation should be tested before it is installed?

Part 3: How do you think you would respond to hearing that you had anthrax?

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