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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Death – Chapters 12 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Deborah Lacks when Rebecca Skloot first called her to talk about her mother?
(a) Almost 30.
(b) Almost 50.
(c) Almost 60.
(d) Almost 40.

2. What was the name of Henrietta Lacks's father?
(a) Johnny Pleasant.
(b) Tommy Lacks.
(c) William Lacks.
(d) David Lacks.

3. How many chromosomes are contained in a human cell?
(a) 46.
(b) 52.
(c) 42.
(d) 36.

4. On what date did the gynecologist from Johns Hopkins Hospital call and inform Henrietta Lacks that she had a malignant tumor?
(a) April 10, 1941.
(b) October 4, 1951.
(c) February 5, 1951.
(d) August 1, 1950.

5. Where did Henrietta live with her grandfather growing up after her mother died?
(a) Cleveland, Mississippi.
(b) Baltimore, Maryland.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Clover, Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date was inscribed to indicate when Henrietta's mother died on her tombstone?

2. Who wrote the 1976 Rolling Stone article about the Lackses?

3. When did Alexis Carrel grow an "immortal chicken heart"?

4. How old was Alexis Carrel when he invented the first technique for suturing blood vessels together?

5. When did George Papanicolaou publish a paper describing what is now known as the "Pap smear"?

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