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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. Natalie participated in what profession before she went through her horrifying ordeal?

2. The doctor began to link the problems with smell and taste to troubles with the ________ and zinc levels in the body.

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

4. Where was Natalie employed before she could not work anymore as a result of her condition?

5. Two prominent doctors from the University of _________ School of Medicine were unable to determine what was wrong with Richard.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the problem for patients who are suffering from Wilson's disease, according to the book?

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

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

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

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

8. What were the treatments that were begun on the contact dermatitis, though these treatments were not successful?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

People who are diagnosed with typhoid fever are barred from working with food.

Part 1: Do you think it's fair to bar someone from working with food when they are ill?

Part 2: Have you ever worked in a service related position when you were sick? Would you?

Part 3: Why do you think a person might work at their job, even though they are ill and contagious?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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