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

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

3. Where was Roland Pattillo working as a professor of gynecology when Rebecca Skloot first contacted him regarding Henrietta Lacks?
(a) Morehouse School of Medicine.
(b) UCLA School of Medicine.
(c) Sewanee School of Medicine.
(d) Harvard School of Medicine.

4. When was Johns Hopkins Hospital founded?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1925.

5. What nickname did Deborah Lacks have within her family?
(a) Liz.
(b) Debbie.
(c) Dottie.
(d) Dale.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Deborah Lacks when Rebecca Skloot first called her to talk about her mother?

2. On what date did Henrietta marry David Lacks?

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

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

5. How old was Henrietta when she gave birth to her first child?

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