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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How old was Richard Poole when he took an entire bottle of aspirin and died?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

5. On what floor did the elderly woman who was a carrier live, according to the findings of researchers?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Second.
(d) Seventh.

6. The woman's ________ relationships among objects were almost impossible to judge correctly.
(a) Taste.
(b) Aural.
(c) Linear.
(d) Spatial.

7. The New York ____________ needed to determine the cause of the outbreak in order to identify and prevent future cases.
(a) Health Department.
(b) Medical Association.
(c) Fire Department.
(d) Restaurant Association.

8. What is the name of the cafeteria where the men had decided to go to eat?
(a) Eclipse.
(b) Same Old.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Nighttime.

9. In what area did the men live when they were stricken by their mysterious disease?
(a) Miami.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

10. What was found on the lungs of all of the children who complained of feeling sick?
(a) Tumors.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Scarring.
(d) Cloudiness.

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

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

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

14. What was suspected to be happening to Hoffman, so another doctor told him to go to a specialist?
(a) Cellulitis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Poisoning.
(d) Typhoid.

15. What company changed the name of the compound to aspirin?
(a) Bufferin.
(b) Bayer.
(c) Advil.
(d) Tylenol.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the United States, there are laws that encourage __________ of animals in order to stop the spread of rabies in the world.

2. What did the investigators find out about the conditions at the restaurant where the men had eaten?

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

4. What did the woman decide that she would continue to do, even though she was ill and didn't have a diagnosis?

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

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