Several Days After a Meal of Bean Soup,Lenora the Blacksmith

question 53

Multiple Choice

Several days after a meal of bean soup,Lenora the blacksmith started vomiting and had diarrhea.She felt like her mouth and throat were on fire.Later,she started bleeding from her eyes and coughing up blood.She eventually died from kidney failure.What poison killed Lenora the blacksmith?

• A)ricin
• B)saponin
• C)cytisine
• D)andromedotoxin
• E)neroside

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