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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the family raise, which made the investigators begin to think these might have had something to do with the cause?

2. How many children in a family of nine became ill when the CDC was called in to help?

3. At whose house did Carol decide to recover when she was done with her stay at the hospital?

4. What did Natalie decide to keep when she was admitted to the psychiatric hospital?

5. What is the chemical that the doctor used in order to relieve Dean's blue hands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the initial named cause for the random cases of pneumonia that turned up for guests at a house party at Martha's Vineyard?

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

3. Why was the meat the cause of the thyroid issues in Richard and in others?

4. What was odd about Richard's case of hyperthyroidism, which baffled doctors?

5. How is infectious hepatitis usually passed from one person to another, according to the book?

6. What was the problem with the season being winter when it came to finding out the diagnosis for the sick children?

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

8. What did the school officials begin to believe was the cause of the illnesses that were coming up in the student population?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the men in the first case are stricken with a strange illness and turn blue, the fact they are poor might not have lead others to investigate too thoroughly.

Part 1: Do you think some people get better medical care than others?

Part 2: How would you react if you found out that a person got better medical care because they were rich?

Part 3: Why do you think certain people get better medical care than others?

Essay Topic 2

When the babies began to get ill and die, the first thing that was checked was the water sources, which did not yield a clear connection.

Part 1: Why do you think germs were present in the water sources, even though they didn't cause the problems?

Part 2: How do you think germs can be eradicated from a hospital?

Part 3: Do you feel safe when you're in a hospital? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Vernon's condition takes five years to cure and to remove from his body, causing him a lot of pain and frustration along the way.

Part 1: Why do you think it took so long for Vernon's condition to be diagnosed?

Part 2: Do you think the disease should have been caught earlier?

Part 3: How would you react if you found out you would need to battle a mysterious disease for five years?

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