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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Jimson weed is a distant relative of the _________ plant, a distant cousin according to the book.
(a) Lettuce.
(b) Tomato.
(c) Green bean.
(d) Apple.

3. What store refused the box of damaged clothing, though it was still sold at a salvage store?
(a) Sears.
(b) J.C. Penney.
(c) Wal-Mart.
(d) Target.

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

5. What is the one term that Herman was able to utter when he was ill, helping officials find out the cause of his condition?
(a) Harry Heffelbach.
(b) The fridge.
(c) Octoberfest.
(d) Shlachtfest.

6. Rabies enters the body of a person through the ________ of an infected animal's bite, according to research.
(a) Claws.
(b) Saliva.
(c) Blood.
(d) Tears.

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

8. What had bitten the woman who died, though the doctor didn't think this was the cause of her disease?
(a) Dog.
(b) Rat.
(c) Cat.
(d) Bat.

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

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

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

12. How many people besides Herman became ill with the dangerous food poisoning?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

13. What is the source of the infection that was afflicting people in this section of the book?
(a) Bacteria.
(b) Virus.
(c) Injections.
(d) Nothing.

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

15. What did the investigators find out about the conditions at the restaurant where the men had eaten?
(a) Out of date.
(b) Really clean.
(c) Unsanitary.
(d) Unused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the physician take in order to be tested for illnesses and other conditions?

2. How old was Richard Poole when he took an entire bottle of aspirin and died?

3. In which part of her body did the New York woman begin to get more sensitive in relation to her disease?

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

5. What is the chemical that is a poison, even though it might look just like another common ingredient?

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