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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Rainy Day on the Vineyard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ is a bacterial infection that is typically found in rodents and transferred to humans through direct contact.
(a) Pseudonomas.
(b) Rabies.
(c) Tuleremia.
(d) Anthrax.

2. How is babesiosis generally spread, according to the book and to scientists?
(a) Ticks.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Cats.
(d) Mosquitoes.

3. What is NOT one of the symptoms from which Billy was suffering when he first entered the hospital for treatment?
(a) Muscle twitches.
(b) Blue skin.
(c) Rapid heartbeat.
(d) Diarrhea.

4. Aspirin _________ is not uncommon in children, especially those who are under the age of five.
(a) Tolerance.
(b) Sensitivity.
(c) Reactions.
(d) Poisoning.

5. Once the anthrax _______ are in the body, they excrete a toxic substance as they grow and multiply.
(a) Cells.
(b) Bugs.
(c) Grains.
(d) Spores.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Dr. Conrad want tested when Billy reappeared in the hospital for the same symptoms? The family car and Billy's __________.

3. How many cases of illness had popped up by the time the medical team came in to investigate?

4. How old was Richard Poole when he took an entire bottle of aspirin and died?

5. What is the common source of the infection described in #16, according to medical researchers?

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