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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 33 - 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the doctor determine when Deborah saw him after her trip to clover in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 37?
(a) She was schizophrenic.
(b) Her blood pressure and blood sugar were extremely high.
(c) She had cervical cancer.
(d) She was epileptic and had suffered a concussion.

2. What was Hector Henry's nickname that he introduced himself as to Rebecca Skloot in Part One: Life, Chapter 10?
(a) Cootie.
(b) Cliff.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Joe.

3. What comparison did the researcher at Johns Hopkins make for a person's cells and their rights to a portion of the profits for those cells in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 32?
(a) He compared cells to food.
(b) He compared cells to oil.
(c) He compared cells to sand.
(d) He compared cells to water.

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

5. On what date does Rebecca Skloot describe driving to clover in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 38?
(a) October 11, 1996.
(b) March 25, 2008.
(c) July 9, 2010.
(d) January 18, 2009.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the birth name of Henrietta Lacks's fifth child?

3. When was Henrietta Lacks born?

4. At what pharmaceutical company was Christoph Lengauer the Global Head of Oncology at in 2009?

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

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