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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How many children in a family of nine became ill when the CDC was called in to help?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. The children were determined to have _________ poisoning from the ingestion of the animal products.
(a) Copper.
(b) Iron.
(c) Saltpeter.
(d) Mercury.

4. During testing, it was discovered that Rudy's _________ were frayed and worn, which was surprising to many.
(a) Teeth.
(b) Taste buds.
(c) Hands.
(d) Tonsils.

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

6. Where was Natalie employed before she could not work anymore as a result of her condition?
(a) Home.
(b) Department of Commerce.
(c) Recovery Academy.
(d) St. Sebastian's.

7. Mr. Huckleby began to feed his animals a mixture of _________ and discarded seed grain from a local supplier.
(a) Beans.
(b) Corn.
(c) Pig parts.
(d) Garbage.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What did Betty see that made her realize what her medical condition probably was?
(a) A dead bug.
(b) A book.
(c) An invoice.
(d) A strange color in the water.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused others to see that Sandy was ill during a public performance with others?

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

3. The symptoms the children were having indicated some sort of _____________, though the cause was unclear.

4. What did Carol begin to show in her symptoms, leading to her being admitted to a psychiatric hospital?

5. What happened to the food that was determined to be the cause of the troubles?

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