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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 name of the fruit market that was discovered to be the source of the contamination and disease?
(a) Ricardo's.
(b) Tony's.
(c) Andy's.
(d) Ralph's.

2. The health department began to check every ________, fruit and vegetable stand, and restaurant in the area to find the source of the infections.
(a) Market.
(b) Bookstore.
(c) Dessert shop.
(d) Bathroom.

3. What kind of birds did several of the classrooms in the school have that might have caused the disease?
(a) Parakeets.
(b) Ravens.
(c) Robins.
(d) Ostriches.

4. The one who was spreading the hepatitis, it seemed, was on a team of workers who were tasked with making ____________.
(a) Butter.
(b) Pastries.
(c) Breads.
(d) Sausages.

5. The disease in this chapter is passed on through the ___________ of a person who is carrying the disease.
(a) Tears.
(b) Hair.
(c) Sneezes.
(d) Excrement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Elmo Turner and his wife gone before he decided to go to his hometown physician?

2. What was found on the lungs of all of the children who complained of feeling sick?

3. What was the symptom that caused Elmo to go to the doctor for which the doctor sought treatment?

4. What had the children in the neighborhood decided to try to stuff down he plumbing vent pipe?

5. What is NOT one of the possible culprits for the poisoning and disease the researchers were finding?

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