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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Life - Chapters 6 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the preacher that led Rebecca Skloot to Speed's Grocery in Part One: Life, Chapter 9?
(a) Reverend Wilson.
(b) Reverend Thompson.
(c) Reverend Jackson.
(d) Reverend Elmer.

2. Who was Henrietta's grandfather that raised her after her mother died?
(a) Tommy Lacks.
(b) William Lacks.
(c) Johnny Pleasant.
(d) David Lacks.

3. What was the population of Clover, Virginia, in 1998?
(a) 79.
(b) 198.
(c) 307.
(d) 269.

4. When did Alexis Carrel grow an "immortal chicken heart"?
(a) August 1, 1920.
(b) April 10, 1926.
(c) January 17, 1912.
(d) January 29, 1951.

5. How old did Roland Pattillo say that Henrietta Lacks's husband was now, when Rebecca Skloot first contacted him to discuss Henrietta?
(a) 77.
(b) 84.
(c) 95.
(d) 92.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Alexis Carrel awarded the Nobel Prize for his blood-vessel-suturing technique?

2. What was Hector Henry's nickname that he introduced himself as to Rebecca Skloot in Part One: Life, Chapter 10?

3. What nickname did Dr. Richard Wesley TeLinde have at John's Hopkins in the 1950s?

4. How old was Henrietta Lacks's epileptic daughter when she died?

5. On what date did Henrietta Lacks die?

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