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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What ended up being the specific term for the infection that was killing the babies?
(a) Cystitis.
(b) Influenza A.
(c) Reterovirus.
(d) Pseudomonas.

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

4. When did Betty's husband come up to the cottage in order to spend the weekend with her?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

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

6. In what city was Sandy a popular girl at her school, according to this chapter?
(a) Chicago.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Miami.

7. The doctor began to link the problems with smell and taste to troubles with the ________ and zinc levels in the body.
(a) Copper.
(b) Vitamin C.
(c) Calcium.
(d) Vitamin D.

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

9. What was the name of the fungicide that cause the troubles in the feed that was given to the animals?
(a) Mentalop.
(b) Thermagen.
(c) Tratophen.
(d) Panogen.

10. Dean put his hands into his armpits to make his hands warmer when he was the ________ for a hand.
(a) Dealer.
(b) Dummy.
(c) Sitter.
(d) Leader.

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

12. What did Natalie decide to keep when she was admitted to the psychiatric hospital?
(a) Her favorite perfume.
(b) Diary.
(c) Her teeth.
(d) A stuffed animal.

13. What was the diagnosis that was given to Dean when he went into the hospital for his blue hands?
(a) Heart condition.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Cyanosis.
(d) High blood pressure.

14. Richard had a condition that baffled those around him. He seemed to have ___________, but his body wasn't malfunctioning.
(a) Cancer.
(b) Hypothyroidism.
(c) The plague.
(d) Hyperthyroidism.

15. What was aired out before Betty's husband came, which is why he didn't have the same symptoms as she did?
(a) Water.
(b) Paint fumes.
(c) Spoiled milk.
(d) Insecticide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Huckleby began to feed his animals a mixture of _________ and discarded seed grain from a local supplier.

2. Students who were not in __________ did not become ill like others.

3. What did Betty decide to do in order to get over her symptoms and her medical condition?

4. What organ becomes inflamed when a person is infected with hepatitis, according to the book?

5. What did Betty see that made her realize what her medical condition probably was?

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