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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It was discovered that while the __________ all lived in the same neighborhood, they did not frequent the same events as others in their area.
(a) Restaurant owners.
(b) Victims.
(c) Well people.
(d) Medical professionals.

2. In which part of her body did the New York woman begin to get more sensitive in relation to her disease?
(a) Hands.
(b) Feet.
(c) Chest.
(d) Head.

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

4. What is NOT one of the diagnoses that the woman who entered the Dallas hospital was given?
(a) Typhoid fever.
(b) Flu.
(c) Encephalitis.
(d) Polio.

5. What kind of buildup does aspirin prevent in the kidneys of the body?
(a) Calcium.
(b) Gallstones.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Carbonic serum.

6. What is caused by a parasitic worm that lodges in the muscle fibers and can be an infection that is difficult to treat?
(a) Botulism.
(b) Salmonella.
(c) Trichinosis.
(d) Carbon monoxide poisoning.

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

8. What is the active ingredient in aspirin, according to the book?
(a) Willow trees.
(b) Acetimenophen.
(c) Salicylic acid.
(d) Ibuprofen.

9. In what year was the method to produce a synthetic version of aspirin's main ingredient discovered?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1924.

10. What was the initial reason why Hoffman decided to go into the doctor?
(a) Back pain.
(b) Fever.
(c) Relentless cough.
(d) Itchy sore.

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

12. What kind of farmers were Mr. and Mrs. Mason, according to the story in this book?
(a) Corn.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Apple.
(d) Wheat.

13. What is the most common animal to be afflicted with the rabies virus, according to researchers?
(a) Snake.
(b) Cat.
(c) Bat.
(d) Dog.

14. What was the final diagnosis for the woman who died within a few days of being admitted to the hospital?
(a) Rabies.
(b) None was determined.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Food poisoning.

15. What is the name of the empty sac that can develop for no apparent reason, which showed up in Turner's test results?
(a) Malignancy.
(b) Tumor.
(c) Pancreatitis.
(d) Pseudocyst.

Short Answer Questions

1. The New York ____________ needed to determine the cause of the outbreak in order to identify and prevent future cases.

2. Where is Vernon's home, according to the story, the place where he finally received the correct treatment?

3. What was the color of Turner's skin, according to his doctor? ________ orange.

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

5. What is NOT one of the symptoms that Mr. Mason and Mrs. Smart experienced after a noontime meal?

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