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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The West Branch Study.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the color of Turner's skin, according to his doctor? ________ orange.
(a) Ginger.
(b) Pumpkin.
(c) Crayon.
(d) Carrot.

2. What is NOT one of the possible culprits for the poisoning and disease the researchers were finding?
(a) Delivered ice.
(b) Drinking water.
(c) Dishwashing.
(d) Food.

3. What is the source of the infection that was afflicting people in this section of the book?
(a) Bacteria.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Virus.
(d) Injections.

4. In what state was David Hoffman an insulation installer, according to the book?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Pennsylvania.

5. In which city were school children beginning to get ill for no apparent reason?
(a) Miami.
(b) Culver City.
(c) Mountain Home.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the treatment that was started on Hoffman in order to treat the supposed infection at the time?

2. The health department began to check every ________, fruit and vegetable stand, and restaurant in the area to find the source of the infections.

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

4. What kind of birds did several of the classrooms in the school have that might have caused the disease?

5. In what state is West Branch located, where the CDC was called in order to deal with an outbreak?

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