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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. What did Sara have inserted into her body in April of the same year, which is the same time the problems began?
(a) Tattoo.
(b) Nose ring.
(c) Stent.
(d) IUD.

2. Two prominent doctors from the University of _________ School of Medicine were unable to determine what was wrong with Richard.
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Michigan.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) North Dakota.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ is a bacterial infection that is typically found in rodents and transferred to humans through direct contact.

2. What kinds of animals were responsible for spreading the infection through the house party guests?

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

4. What ended up being the specific term for the infection that was killing the babies?

5. What did Natalie find out was given to her in order to help her depression, though this left her unaware of where she was?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Natalie find out when she woke up in a hospital and didn't know who she was?

2. What happened to Sandy that began to cause the officials at the school to suspect something was wrong at the building?

3. What did Dean decide to do when he was experiencing cold hands during a card game?

4. Why didn't the man who hand kneaded the dough cause any infection to spread when the bread was baked?

5. How did the doctor end up treating this case of the blue hands, allowing the patient's hands to be normal color again?

6. What was the problem the investigators found during their hunt for answers about the infected babies?

7. What was determined to be the cause of the illness that was later found to be tularemia?

8. What does the book point out is the treatment for Wilson's disease, helping the patient recover nearly immediately?

9. What were the initial symptoms that Betty Page experienced, leading her to seek out medical treatment?

10. What does the chapter say seems to be a primary cause of sensitization of patients to metals?

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