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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened when Sara continued the treatments for her rash?
(a) Sara became mentally confused.
(b) Sara decided to stop treatment.
(c) The rash went away.
(d) The rash spread.

3. ________ disease is an inherited condition that changes the way the body metabolizes _________, which causes the mental symptoms.
(a) Water.
(b) Manganese.
(c) Iron.
(d) Copper.

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

5. What was the initial method that Sara used in order to treat her rash?
(a) Hot baths.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Cortisone cream.
(d) Baking soda.

6. In what city was the dermatology clinic that Sara visited in order to have her dermatitis examined?
(a) Topeka.
(b) Boston.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Chicago.

7. What caused others to see that Sandy was ill during a public performance with others?
(a) She couldn't walk straight.
(b) She vomited.
(c) She fainted.
(d) She began to babble incoherently.

8. What is the standard treatment for hepatitis once it is identified in a patient?
(a) Gamma globulin.
(b) Antibiotics.
(c) IV fluids.
(d) Nothing.

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

10. What was the supposed cause of the blue hands, according to doctors who were treating Dean?
(a) Heart clot.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Ergotism.
(d) Infection.

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

12. What happened to the food that was determined to be the cause of the troubles?
(a) Nothing. It was all gone by the time it was found to be the source.
(b) It was still sold.
(c) It was recalled.
(d) It was burned.

13. What is NOT one of the treatments that Natalie pursued in order to help her with her depression?
(a) Rest.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Leave from her job.
(d) Medication.

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

15. Since Dean was a _________, doctors believed his lower blood oxygen was caused by that exposure.
(a) Engineer.
(b) Paint chemist.
(c) Med tech.
(d) Roofer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the suspected cause of the infant's symptoms in July 1965?

3. _________ babies are at a higher risk of infection and complications than others in the hospital.

4. What was the food product that seemed to be causing the thyroid troubles in Richard and in others?

5. What kind of restaurant did Rudy Coniglio own, according to the details in the book?

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