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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. The _______ from the infected animals came from the wet fur of the dogs when they came inside to shake themselves off.

2. Richard had a condition that baffled those around him. He seemed to have ___________, but his body wasn't malfunctioning.

3. Carol Terry began to show signs of shakiness and _________ at the start, but these symptoms began to grow worse.

4. What did Betty see that made her realize what her medical condition probably was?

5. What was the diagnosis for Carol when she was admitted as a welfare patient since she ran out of money?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why wasn't Betty's husband experiencing any of the symptoms that she was?

10. What was the strange phenomenon that the pizza restaurant owner began to experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

J.C. Penney refused to take the box of jeans that was damaged and later found out to be poisonous.

Part 1: Do you think J.C. Penney should have done more to prevent those jeans from being sold?

Part 2: What is a store's responsibility to the seller of a certain box of merchandise?

Part 3: Why do you think the delivery person who presented the box didn't think to return the box to the supplier?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The woman who did not have anything wrong with her, but experienced vertigo was a medical mystery from start to finish, with no diagnosis.

Part 1: Why do you think the doctors couldn't find anything wrong with the professional woman?

Part 2: Do you think the woman might have been lying about her life and her symptoms?

Part 3: Describe a time when you had a symptom that you could not explain. What happened?

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