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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. What was the name of the BBC documentary that Courtney Speed borrowed from the library to show to Rebecca Skloot when she visited Turner Station?
(a) The Way of All Flesh.
(b) Man, the Unknown.
(c) An Error of Cells.
(d) HeLa: Woman Behind the Mask.

2. What was the nickname of Henrietta's cousin that tried to kill himself when he found out that Henrietta was marrying David?
(a) Cootie.
(b) Wild Willy.
(c) Crazy Joe.
(d) Jumpin' Joe.

3. What was the birth name of Henrietta Lacks's fifth child?
(a) David Lacks.
(b) Joseph Lacks.
(c) Tommy Lacks.
(d) Edgar Lacks.

4. Who dug Henrietta's grave in Clover?
(a) Walter and Jimmy.
(b) Johnny and Cootie.
(c) Fred and Cliff.
(d) Tommy and David.

5. What researcher at the NIH used HeLa cells to develop the first standardized culture medium that could be made by the gallon and shipped ready to use?
(a) Harry Eagle.
(b) Charles Bynum.
(c) Roland Pattillo.
(d) Roland Pattillo.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Henrietta marry David Lacks?

2. Who was the press officer at the NFIP that wrote to George Gey in 1953 to say that he intended to write a more detailed article about Henrietta Lacks once her name was revealed in the press?

3. What was the central reason that the HeLa factory was developed?

4. What term refers to the belief and practice which aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population through selective reproduction?

5. Where did Henrietta live with her grandfather growing up after her mother died?

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