Study Guide Questions - Toxin

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Chapter 1

 

1. Who are Kelly Anderson and Brian Washington?
2. What is Kelly’s story about?
3. Who do they see skating at the mall?
4. Who does Kelly talk with at the rink?
5. What does Kelly learn about Kim Reggis’s marriage?

 

Chapter 2

 

6. What does Kim do for a living?
7. What has caused them financial problems?
8. What’s the name of the company that has taken over Kim’s practice?
9. What does Kelly ask Kim about?
10. Who is Tom Bridges?

 

Chapter 3

 

11. Who is Carl Stahl?
12. What have both Carl and Kim invested in?
13. Who is Ginger?
14. Who is Roger Polo?
15. What mistake did one of Paul’s employees make?
16. How did the hamburger get under cooked?

 

Chapter 4

 

17. What’s wrong with Becky?
18. Who does Kim unexpectedly run into at the mall?
19. What does Kim Claim Ginger is? Why?
20. What metaphor does Kim is to describe Kelly?
21. Who does Kelly say She wants to interview? What is probably real reason? 

 

Chapter 5

 

22. What does Dr. Markham think is wrong with Becky
23. How many cases of this are there each year?
24. Why does Tracy blame Ginger for Becky’s health
25. Where does Kim deduce Becky got it from?

 

 

 

 

Chapter 6

 

26. Why does Tracy call Kim?
27. What happens at the emergency room, when Becky arrives, that confuses and irritates Kim?
28. What oxymoron does Kim notice about the hospital procedure?
29. Why does it take so long for a doctor to see Becky?
30. Who comes to see Kim? What does Kim do?
31. How does Tracy treat Kim after Becky is released?
32. Why won’t Dr. Washington let Kim go with his daughter?

 

Chapter 7

 

33. What was Kim reprimanded for?
34. Why does Kim think Becky is getting better?
35. Who does Kim get to look at Becky first? What is his specialty?
36. What simile does the author use to describe the second confrontation between David and Kim?
37. What does Tracy say to calm Kim down?
38. What does Claude think it is?
39. What does Kim think should have been done the first night?
40. Who do they assign to be the “gatekeeper” for Becky?

 

Chapter 8

 

41. Why is it a problem that Becky keeps flushing the toilet?
42. Who is Kathleen Morgan?
43. What does Kathleen think is Becky’s problem?
44. What can this disease non-fatally do?
45. How many fatal cases are there a year?
46. Where can the disease be found in?
47. When did it first show up

 

Chapter 9

 

48. What’s wrong with Becky? What will they need to do to her?
49. What does James make Kim do before he’ll operate?
50. What do they think Becky has?
51. Why doesn’t Kim go home?
52. Why does Tracy think this is so hard for Kim to accept?

 

Chapter 10

 

53. What does Kim’s dream about the jetty a symbol of?
54. How does George describe HUS?
55. Why do they move Becky to the ICU?

 

 

Chapter 11

 

56. Why does Tom step in for Kim during surgery?
57. What was the risk of using the plasmaphoresis treatment?
58. Why don’t they transfer Becky?
59. Why won’t the doctors try the experimental treatment?
60. Where does Kim go to get answers about his daughter’s illness?
61. Where does the meat Kim take come from?

 

Chapter 12

 

62. Where does Kim end up spending the night?
63. Why is the USDA ineffective?
64. What did Kim have to keep reminding himself of?
65. Who is sent to talk to Kim?
66. What does Kim get a tour of?
67. Who does Kim decided to catch in the parking lot?
68. Where do they go after they talk?
69. What does Kim do to try and save Becky?
70. What made Kim go crazy?

 

Chapter 13

 

71. Where does Marsha take Kim?
72. How does livestock get Mad Cow Disease?
73. How does Cartwright find out that Kim and Marsha are there?
74. Where does Marsha think the bad beef came from?
75. What does Marsha find the evidence in?
76. What is Everett afraid Marsha will find out?
77. Why does Marsha go to the next plant alone?

 

Chapter 14

 

78. How does Marsha feel about going to the plant? Why?
79. What other industries have disease problems?
80. Who does Bobby Bo tell to fix the situation with Marsha?
81. Who is at the El Toro? What’s he do for Bobby Bo? How much is he going to get paid?
82. What is the literary effect of the numerous short scenes?
83. What does Marsha find that might explain everything?
84. Who comes to help Marsha? Why?
85. What simile is used for an adrenaline rush? What insight does this give the reader?
86. What similes and allusions are made during the fight scene? How does this affect the story?
87. What is the purpose of the prolonged chase scene? Is it effective? Why or why not?
88. What happens when the police arrive?

 

 

 

 

Chapter 15

 

89. What convinced the judge to let Kim have bail?
90. When Kim returned to the hospital, what was he told?
91. Who does Kim go to for help?
92. Why does Kim go to the mall?
93. What id Kim’s plan to get proof?
94. Who was waiting for Kim at his house?
95. What unexpectedly happens to Tracy?
96. Who does Booby Bo tell Shanahan to call?

 

Chapter 16

 

97.        What does Kim pretend to be to get a job at Higgins?

98.        What was Kim’s first reaction to being on the kill floor?

99.        Who recognized Kim and what did they do?

100.    Who is Jed Street?

101.    Who questions Jed Street about Jose Ramirez?

102.    What horrible thing did Kim find in the rendering dumpster?

103.    Where does Derek wait for Kim?

104.    Where is Carlos supposed to meet up with Kim?

 

Chapter 17

 

105.    Who went to motivate Kim to mp the restrooms?

106.    Who rescues Kim? How?

107.    What do they both want to do after they escape

108.    What keeps them from doing this immediately?

109.    Who surprises Kim and Tray at home

110.    What does he tell them?

 

Chapter 18

 

111.    What does Kim find that makes them leave early?

112.    Who is looking for Kim at his daughter’s funeral?

113.    How does Kelly’s report make Kim look?

114.    Where does Kelly’s husband take their daughter to eat?

115.    What does Kelly receive special delivery?