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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What store refused the box of damaged clothing, though it was still sold at a salvage store?
(a) J.C. Penney.
(b) Wal-Mart.
(c) Sears.
(d) Target.

2. What did all of the men abuse, which caused them to season their meals more than others at the table?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Meat.
(d) Cocaine.

3. The health department began to check every ________, fruit and vegetable stand, and restaurant in the area to find the source of the infections.
(a) Market.
(b) Dessert shop.
(c) Bookstore.
(d) Bathroom.

4. What is the chemical that is a poison, even though it might look just like another common ingredient?
(a) Sodium chloride.
(b) Sodium nitrite.
(c) Baking soda.
(d) Sodium nitrate.

5. What company changed the name of the compound to aspirin?
(a) Bayer.
(b) Bufferin.
(c) Advil.
(d) Tylenol.

6. What is NOT one of the symptoms that Mr. Mason and Mrs. Smart experienced after a noontime meal?
(a) Fever.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Impaired vision.

7. What kind of birds did several of the classrooms in the school have that might have caused the disease?
(a) Ostriches.
(b) Parakeets.
(c) Robins.
(d) Ravens.

8. What kind of poisoning was first diagnosed when the men were brought in for medical attention?
(a) Food.
(b) Pesticide.
(c) Carbon monoxide.
(d) Chemical.

9. One of the things that the woman thought was happening to her was that she was ___________.
(a) Dying.
(b) Having a breakdown.
(c) Going crazy.
(d) Hiding from life.

10. Jimson weed is a distant relative of the _________ plant, a distant cousin according to the book.
(a) Tomato.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Green bean.
(d) Apple.

11. What did the woman decide that she would continue to do, even though she was ill and didn't have a diagnosis?
(a) Work.
(b) Read.
(c) Avoid others.
(d) Go to the hospital.

12. What were investigators testing to find when they sent the blood samples of the men away?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Poison.
(c) Illness.
(d) Authenticity of claims.

13. What had bitten the woman who died, though the doctor didn't think this was the cause of her disease?
(a) Rat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Bat.

14. What was added to the aspirin compound in order to make it easier on stomachs to handle?
(a) Buffering compound.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Calcium.
(d) Caffeine.

15. What did the investigators find out about the conditions at the restaurant where the men had eaten?
(a) Really clean.
(b) Out of date.
(c) Unsanitary.
(d) Unused.

Short Answer Questions

1. The diagnosis for Hoffman was a __________ intrusion with concurrent infection, according to doctors.

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

3. What is the most common animal to be afflicted with the rabies virus, according to researchers?

4. What else contained the poison to which the men had been exposed, something that was not realized until further inspection?

5. Aspirin _________ is not uncommon in children, especially those who are under the age of five.

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