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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state is West Branch located, where the CDC was called in order to deal with an outbreak?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Michigan.

2. How is babesiosis generally spread, according to the book and to scientists?
(a) Ticks.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Cats.

3. What was the food product that seemed to be causing the thyroid troubles in Richard and in others?
(a) Beef.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Produce.

4. What was analyzed after being taken from each of the patients and others who were at the party?
(a) Stool.
(b) Urine.
(c) Blood.
(d) Hair.

5. What happened to other students after Sandy was taken to the hospital?
(a) Other students left.
(b) Other students began to get ill.
(c) Other students looked for clues.
(d) Other students thought she was faking it.

6. What was the game that Dean Berger loved to play, so he entered a competition in order to play it and to win?
(a) Poker.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Euchre.

7. _________ is a bacterial infection that is typically found in rodents and transferred to humans through direct contact.
(a) Tuleremia.
(b) Pseudonomas.
(c) Rabies.
(d) Anthrax.

8. Two prominent doctors from the University of _________ School of Medicine were unable to determine what was wrong with Richard.
(a) North Dakota.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Kentucky.

9. What was the universal symptom in the other students who began to get ill?
(a) Weak backs.
(b) Hyperventilation.
(c) Cold feet.
(d) Blue hands.

10. The symptoms the children were having indicated some sort of _____________, though the cause was unclear.
(a) Infection.
(b) Trauma.
(c) Poisoning.
(d) Brain inflammation.

11. At whose house did Carol decide to recover when she was done with her stay at the hospital?
(a) Parents' house.
(b) Husband's house.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) A friend's place.

12. What did the blood tests reveal about Richard's levels of thyroid hormones?
(a) They were low.
(b) They were normal.
(c) They were nonexistent.
(d) They were high.

13. What is the chemical that the doctor used in order to relieve Dean's blue hands?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Antibiotics.
(c) NSAIDs.
(d) Acetone.

14. Natalie participated in what profession before she went through her horrifying ordeal?
(a) Principal.
(b) Writer.
(c) Math teacher.
(d) Economist.

15. The one who was spreading the hepatitis, it seemed, was on a team of workers who were tasked with making ____________.
(a) Pastries.
(b) Sausages.
(c) Breads.
(d) Butter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the standard treatment for hepatitis once it is identified in a patient?

2. Richard had a condition that baffled those around him. He seemed to have ___________, but his body wasn't malfunctioning.

3. During testing, it was discovered that Rudy's _________ were frayed and worn, which was surprising to many.

4. Dean put his hands into his armpits to make his hands warmer when he was the ________ for a hand.

5. What is not one of the causes of hepatitis, according to research and medical findings?

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