2. Hyperplasia was what?
(a) Growth by virtue of cells increasing in number.
(b) Decay by virtue of cells decreasing in number.
(c) Growth by virtue of cells decreasing in number.
(d) Decay by virtue of cells increasing in number.

3. William Stewart Halsted is known as the father of what?
(a) Lymphoma.
(b) Chemotherapy.
(c) Radical surgery.
(d) Radiology.

4. "Farber's ____________" details the story of Robert Sandler, the two year old son of a Boston ship worker. The child fell mysteriously ill.
(a) Gauntlet.
(b) Institute.
(c) Research.
(d) Report.

5. One morning, Carla awoke with a bad headache which she described as __________________.The pains and other symptoms waxed and waned. Although Carla had seen a doctor, there was no solid diagnosis. Eventually, it was determined that Carla had leukemia.
(a) Numbness.
(b) A dizzy spell.
(c) A dull ache.
(d) Shooting pain.

6. The only way to test these different beliefs about Halstedian theory was to do what?
(a) Run several controlled clinical trials.
(b) Run a controlled clinical trial.
(c) Study it in animals.
(d) Study previous research.

7. What was this one physical place?
(a) The radiation ward.
(b) The surgery ward.
(c) The cancer ward.
(d) The chemotherapy ward.

8. _____________, an outsider in the community, was working with patients with a rare form of leukemia - choriocarcinoma - which involves the placenta in a pregnant woman.
(a) Hsin Chieh Lui.
(b) Win Ming Lu.
(c) Shin Wa Lee.
(d) Min Chiu Li.

9. Some doctors believed that any form of this type of surgery yielded what?
(a) Some benefits.
(b) Many benefits.
(c) Few benefits.
(d) No benefits.

10. After much investigation Bennett discovered that the patient's blood had an extremely high level of what cells?
(a) Epithelial cells.
(b) Oxyphil cells.
(c) White blood cells.
(d) Red blood cells.

11. Mukherjee updates Carla Reed's condition. What had happened so far?
(a) Carla's cancer had returned.
(b) Carla was cured.
(c) Carla was in remission.
(d) Carla had passed away.

12. One tenet is that all bodies are made up of cells. A second tenet is that cells arise only from what?
(a) A large group of cells.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Other cells.
(d) One cell.

13. The first official naming of cancer took place around 400 B.C. Hippocrates referred to it as "karkinos," the Greek word for _________.
(a) Snake.
(b) Crab.
(c) Tumor.
(d) Shark.

14. Why does Mukherjee believe it is fortunate that Farber had not asked any of the pediatricians about creating an anti-leukemic drug?
(a) They would have told Farber not to bother.
(b) They would have told Farber they were already researching an anti-leukemia drug.
(c) They would have told Farber to involve them.
(d) They would have told Farber he was not experienced enough.

15. How did therapies need to be developed?
(a) From the bottom up.
(b) From old research and studies.
(c) From completely new research.
(d) From the top down.