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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sentence was Joe Lacks given for the second-degree murder of Eldridge Lee Ivy?
(a) 5 years in prison.
(b) 10 years in prison.
(c) 30 years in prison.
(d) 15 years in prison.

2. When was Alexis Carrel awarded the Nobel Prize for his blood-vessel-suturing technique?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1942.

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

4. During what decade did most U.S. states begin mandating the screening of all newborn babies for genetic diseases?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The 1990s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 1970s.

5. Who coerced Deborah to continue at an all-girls' school after she became pregnant with her first child?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Bobbette.
(c) Sadie.
(d) Ethel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Bobbette Lacks discover the truth about HeLa cells and their connection to Henrietta Lacks?

2. In what year did the term "informed consent" first appear in court documents regarding the case of patient Martin Salgo?

3. 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?

4. What sentence did Deborah's son Alfred Carter, Jr. receive for robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon and first-degree assault with a handgun?

5. Of whom did Zakariyya say "Livin' with that abusive crazy woman was worse than livin' in prison" in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 30?

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