Tracking Down Typhoid Mary

Who did Charles Warren hire to investigate the illness in his house?

• Mary Mallon

• A health inspector

• George Soper

• The police

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

What was the primary reason for the illness in Charles Warren's house?

• Contaminated food

• Poor hygiene

• Dirty water pipes

• Overcrowded living conditions

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What was George Soper's occupation?

• Health inspector

• Cook

• Cleaner of buildings

• Police officer

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did George Soper discover after his investigation?

• The kitchen was unclean

• Mary Mallon was the source of the disease

• The water pipes were contaminated

• Charles Warren was infected

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did George Soper do after discovering Mary Mallon's condition?

• He fired her from her job

• He called the police

• He locked her away

• He warned her new employers

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why was Mary Mallon called "Typhoid Mary"?

• She was a famous chef

• She had typhoid fever multiple times

• She spread typhoid fever without being ill herself

• She discovered a cure for typhoid fever

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What was Mary Mallon's profession?

• Health inspector

• Doctor

• Cook

• Police officer

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What was Mary Mallon's downfall in her profession?

• She was a poor cook

• She refused to wash her hands

• She spread typhoid fever unknowingly

• She had a criminal record

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What was Mary Mallon's signature dish?

• Ice cream

• Salad

• Soup

• Roast beef

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did Mary Mallon continue to do after being released in 1910?

• Work as a cook

• Travel the world

• Become a health inspector

• Volunteer at hospitals

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5