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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Huckleby began to feed his animals a mixture of _________ and discarded seed grain from a local supplier.

2. What is the standard treatment for hepatitis once it is identified in a patient?

3. What did Natalie find out was given to her in order to help her depression, though this left her unaware of where she was?

4. The _______ from the infected animals came from the wet fur of the dogs when they came inside to shake themselves off.

5. The one who was spreading the hepatitis, it seemed, was on a team of workers who were tasked with making ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the school officials begin to believe was the cause of the illnesses that were coming up in the student population?

2. What was determined to be the cause of the illness that was later found to be tularemia?

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

4. Why did Natalie decide to seek out orthodontic treatment for her teeth in 1972?

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

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

7. What did Dean decide to do when he was experiencing cold hands during a card game?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vernon's condition takes five years to cure and to remove from his body, causing him a lot of pain and frustration along the way.

Part 1: Why do you think it took so long for Vernon's condition to be diagnosed?

Part 2: Do you think the disease should have been caught earlier?

Part 3: How would you react if you found out you would need to battle a mysterious disease for five years?

Essay Topic 2

Vernon Berry was the victim of several worms as a result of swimming in the Nile River.

Part 1: Do you think that tourists should be warned about the possibility of worms?

Part 2: How do you think you might have responded to the diagnosis of worms in your body?

Part 3: Why do you think a person might decide to swim in a foreign body of water which might be contaminated?

Essay Topic 3

The woman who did not have anything wrong with her, but experienced vertigo was a medical mystery from start to finish, with no diagnosis.

Part 1: Why do you think the doctors couldn't find anything wrong with the professional woman?

Part 2: Do you think the woman might have been lying about her life and her symptoms?

Part 3: Describe a time when you had a symptom that you could not explain. What happened?

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