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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The course of investigation into the hepatitis outbreak resulted in the establishment of a _________ of infection.
(a) Slide.
(b) Curve.
(c) Calendar.
(d) Graph.

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

3. What is NOT one of the symptoms Betty experienced when she was first ill and nothing was found to be wrong with her?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Metallic taste in her mouth.
(c) Cramps.
(d) Dizziness.

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

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

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

7. Carol Terry began to show signs of shakiness and _________ at the start, but these symptoms began to grow worse.
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Loss of appetite.
(c) Palpatations.
(d) Faintness.

8. The _______ from the infected animals came from the wet fur of the dogs when they came inside to shake themselves off.
(a) Skin.
(b) Teeth.
(c) Saliva.
(d) Hairs.

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

10. What is not one of the causes of hepatitis, according to research and medical findings?
(a) Sneezing on a person.
(b) Contaminated water.
(c) Contaminated food.
(d) Direct contact with a patient.

11. What kinds of animals were responsible for spreading the infection through the house party guests?
(a) Birds.
(b) Cats.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Snakes.

12. What did Natalie find out was given to her in order to help her depression, though this left her unaware of where she was?
(a) An injection of morphine.
(b) Hallucinogens.
(c) Electro-shock treatments.
(d) Medication.

13. What kind of restaurant did Rudy Coniglio own, according to the details in the book?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Bagel.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Sushi.

14. Students who were not in __________ did not become ill like others.
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The gym class.
(c) The choral rehearsal.
(d) The cafeteria.

15. Dr. Taylor began to think there was a/an _________ among the babies since everyone was diagnosed with the same disease.
(a) Epidemic.
(b) Murderer.
(c) Error.
(d) Influence.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was the dermatology clinic that Sara visited in order to have her dermatitis examined?

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

3. What was the original diagnosis for Rudy's inability to smell or to taste anything pleasant?

4. Since Dean was a _________, doctors believed his lower blood oxygen was caused by that exposure.

5. Where was Natalie employed before she could not work anymore as a result of her condition?

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