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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The West Branch Study.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which city were school children beginning to get ill for no apparent reason?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Culver City.
(c) Mountain Home.
(d) Miami.

2. How many cases of illness had popped up by the time the medical team came in to investigate?
(a) 3.
(b) 20.
(c) 36.
(d) 15.

3. What was found on the lungs of all of the children who complained of feeling sick?
(a) Scarring.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Cloudiness.
(d) Tumors.

4. What had the children in the neighborhood decided to try to stuff down he plumbing vent pipe?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Paper towels.
(d) Books.

5. What is NOT one of the symptoms the children in this chapter were experiencing?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Cough.
(c) High fever.
(d) Headache.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state was David Hoffman an insulation installer, according to the book?

2. The health department began to check every ________, fruit and vegetable stand, and restaurant in the area to find the source of the infections.

3. What was the treatment that was started on Hoffman in order to treat the supposed infection at the time?

4. Turner simply called his complexion __________ since he hadn't noticed the gradual change.

5. In what state is West Branch located, where the CDC was called in order to deal with an outbreak?

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