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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Liberace Room.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of poisoning was first diagnosed when the men were brought in for medical attention?
(a) Pesticide.
(b) Chemical.
(c) Carbon monoxide.
(d) Food.

2. What was the food that all of the ill men had eaten, leading the investigators to believe there had been a misdiagnosis?
(a) Toast.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Pancakes.

3. What was Herman Sauer's job, according to the beginning of the chapter about him?
(a) Dishwasher.
(b) Bookseller.
(c) Telephone technician.
(d) Waiter.

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

5. What is the chemical that is a poison, even though it might look just like another common ingredient?
(a) Sodium chloride.
(b) Baking soda.
(c) Sodium nitrate.
(d) Sodium nitrite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the active ingredient in aspirin, according to the book?

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

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

4. Aspirin _________ is not uncommon in children, especially those who are under the age of five.

5. What is the only type of animal that carried the rabies virus, according to scientists at the time?

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