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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the anthrax _______ are in the body, they excrete a toxic substance as they grow and multiply.
(a) Grains.
(b) Spores.
(c) Bugs.
(d) Cells.

2. What was found on the lungs of all of the children who complained of feeling sick?
(a) Tumors.
(b) Scarring.
(c) Cloudiness.
(d) Nothing.

3. The woman's ________ relationships among objects were almost impossible to judge correctly.
(a) Linear.
(b) Taste.
(c) Spatial.
(d) Aural.

4. Those who are known to be carriers are legally barred from having a role in the ____________ industry.
(a) Marketing.
(b) Food service.
(c) Stock market.
(d) Performance.

5. It was discovered that while the __________ all lived in the same neighborhood, they did not frequent the same events as others in their area.
(a) Medical professionals.
(b) Restaurant owners.
(c) Well people.
(d) Victims.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the children in the neighborhood decided to try to stuff down he plumbing vent pipe?

2. Rabid _______ are a strong concern as there is no method of immunization for them.

3. The disease in this chapter is passed on through the ___________ of a person who is carrying the disease.

4. In what city was Billy Cordoba seen for his unknown, but serious illness?

5. What is NOT one of the treatments that Vernon received when he was traveling around the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Donald Hoffman went to his doctor, what was the doctor's diagnosis when he saw the itchy sore?

2. Why was the attending doctor who saw Herman not alarmed by his condition when he arrived at the hospital?

3. What were the different diagnoses that the woman who went into the Dallas hospital had when she began her treatment?

4. Why did Elmo Turner decide that he needed to visit his doctor in order to get treatment?

5. Who were the people to become ill after eating lunch together, more ill than the ones with whom they dined?

6. Why didn't some of the children become ill in the same way that Billy did when he wore the jeans?

7. What is the cause of death for a person who has contracted rabies and is not able to get treatment in time?

8. What did a German scientist discover about aspirin in 1874, according to the book?

9. How is the disease of typhoid fever spread, according to those who have studied it in the medical world?

10. What are some of the painful side effects of aspirin in some people who take it?

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