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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the diagnosis most people thought was the cause of Billy's symptoms, while the race was on to find the specific cause?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Pesticide poisoning.
(c) Allergies.
(d) Drugs.

2. How many cases of illness had popped up by the time the medical team came in to investigate?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 36.

3. Those who are known to be carriers are legally barred from having a role in the ____________ industry.
(a) Food service.
(b) Performance.
(c) Stock market.
(d) Marketing.

4. Some people are _________ to aspirin that can cause problems in some people who take it.
(a) Allergic.
(b) Avoidant.
(c) Used.
(d) Sensitive.

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

6. Rabid _______ are a strong concern as there is no method of immunization for them.
(a) Bats.
(b) Birds.
(c) Bears.
(d) Dogs.

7. What happens to people who get a mild form of the disease in this chapter?
(a) They are taken away.
(b) They have to be quarantined.
(c) They become carriers.
(d) They die.

8. What is NOT one of the symptoms from which Billy was suffering when he first entered the hospital for treatment?
(a) Rapid heartbeat.
(b) Muscle twitches.
(c) Blue skin.
(d) Diarrhea.

9. What is NOT one of the symptoms the children in this chapter were experiencing?
(a) High fever.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Cough.
(d) Headache.

10. The ________ was provided to the event by the Hindenburg Pleasure Society, according to the researcher's findings.
(a) Dishwashing equipment.
(b) Pig.
(c) Soap.
(d) Cow.

11. What was the initial diagnosis for the strange symptoms the people in this chapter were exhibiting?
(a) E. Coli.
(b) Salmonella.
(c) Trichinosis.
(d) Botulism.

12. What allowed Vernon Berry to go on the trip that ended up causing him to contract a disease?
(a) A free ticket.
(b) Small inheritance.
(c) A chance meeting.
(d) A business trip.

13. What kind of substance does aspirin inhibit that causes things like aches, pains, and fever?
(a) Hormone.
(b) Clot.
(c) Sensitivity.
(d) Infection.

14. What did Billy wear each time that he became ill with the dangerous symptoms?
(a) Cologne.
(b) New jeans.
(c) A certain lotion.
(d) Deodorant.

15. What was the treatment that was started on Hoffman in order to treat the supposed infection at the time?
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) IV anti-fungals.
(c) Anti-virals.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the method to produce a synthetic version of aspirin's main ingredient discovered?

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

3. Jimson weed is a distant relative of the _________ plant, a distant cousin according to the book.

4. What else contained the poison to which the men had been exposed, something that was not realized until further inspection?

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

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