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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the initial reason why Hoffman decided to go into the doctor?
(a) Itchy sore.
(b) Back pain.
(c) Relentless cough.
(d) Fever.

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

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

4. What is the only type of animal that carried the rabies virus, according to scientists at the time?
(a) Horses.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Vampire bat.
(d) Dogs.

5. What was Vernon going to do after he went on a small trip around the world?
(a) Get married.
(b) Find permanent employment.
(c) Head to the army.
(d) Go back to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the food that all of the ill men had eaten, leading the investigators to believe there had been a misdiagnosis?

2. In what state did Mr. and Mrs. Mason and their relatives and co-workers, Mr. and Mrs. Smart and their son live?

3. The New York ____________ needed to determine the cause of the outbreak in order to identify and prevent future cases.

4. Who developed a vaccine for the rabies virus in the 1880s?

5. What kind of birds did several of the classrooms in the school have that might have caused the disease?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the eventual diagnosis for the condition from which the woman suffered, even though it was never clear whether or not the diagnosis was correct?

2. What were the symptoms that Herman Sauer was experiencing that led him to go to a New York hospital?

3. What happened to Vernon Berry when he was traveling around the world?

4. What did the hospital tests on Elmo reveal to be a source of his condition?

5. Describe the one carrier mentioned in the chapter, as this person was known by the Health Department.

6. Why were the men who were eating the oatmeal more likely to have more salt on their oatmeal than others who were in the diner?

7. What were the two things that were learned by the health department when a misdiagnosis was suspected in the case of the elderly men?

8. What was the strange sensation the 'essentially normal' woman began to experience, leading to discomfort?

9. How is the disease of typhoid fever spread, according to those who have studied it in the medical world?

10. How does a person contract anthrax if they come across it in the world?

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