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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 kind of restaurant did Rudy Coniglio own, according to the details in the book?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Sushi.
(c) Bagel.
(d) Breakfast.

2. In what city was the dermatology clinic that Sara visited in order to have her dermatitis examined?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Boston.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Topeka.

3. Where does the accumulated mineral go when it builds up in the liver and the body can't process it?
(a) Brain.
(b) Heart.
(c) Spinal cord.
(d) Lungs.

4. Two prominent doctors from the University of _________ School of Medicine were unable to determine what was wrong with Richard.
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Michigan.
(c) North Dakota.
(d) Kentucky.

5. The symptoms the children were having indicated some sort of _____________, though the cause was unclear.
(a) Brain inflammation.
(b) Poisoning.
(c) Trauma.
(d) Infection.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ disease is an inherited condition that changes the way the body metabolizes _________, which causes the mental symptoms.

2. What was the suspected cause of the infant's symptoms in July 1965?

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

4. How many children in a family of nine became ill when the CDC was called in to help?

5. What was the diagnosis for Carol when she was admitted as a welfare patient since she ran out of money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did investigators find to be unusual about the feed in the storage bin?

2. What was odd about Richard's case of hyperthyroidism, which baffled doctors?

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

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

5. What was the problem the investigators found during their hunt for answers about the infected babies?

6. What were the initial symptoms that Betty Page experienced, leading her to seek out medical treatment?

7. Which individuals are more likely to have hypogeusia, according to the specialist in this section?

8. What was the problem with the season being winter when it came to finding out the diagnosis for the sick children?

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

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

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