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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. Doctors believe the initial exposure to copper for Sara might have been in __________ she wore.

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

3. What was the universal symptom in the other students who began to get ill?

4. Dr. Robert Henkin, who worked for the ___________, was finally given Rudy's case, since everyone else was stumped.

5. ________ disease is an inherited condition that changes the way the body metabolizes _________, which causes the mental symptoms.

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

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

4. Why did Natalie decide to seek out orthodontic treatment for her teeth in 1972?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using cheap feed from another farmer leads to the mercury poisoning of the family and of many hogs.

Part 1: Why do you think people use feed that might not be safe for their animals?

Part 2: Do you think the best quality food should always be used for animals?

Part 3: How do you think the government could help farmers always use the best feed for their animals?

Essay Topic 2

Food poisoning seems to be a common thread in this book, leading to many instances in which the illness is a mystery to doctors.

Part 1: Why do you think food poisoning is something that continues to happen in today's world?

Part 2: How do you think a person might be able to prevent food poisoning all of the time?

Part 3: Do you think that the health department is to blame for food poisoning?

Essay Topic 3

At times, the source of an illness might be a mystery, and one possible source can be ruled out, as in the case of the Liberace Room.

Part 1: Why do you think there could be different sources for an illness?

Part 2: How do you think the medical detectives could have found the true cause of the classroom illnesses sooner?

Part 3: Do you think that any disease has only one cause for its symptoms? Or are all diseases the result of many factors?

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