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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This time a significant link was found. Lobbies began to appear to do what?
(a) Ban cigarette sales altogether.
(b) Ban smoking in public places.
(c) Put filters on cigarettes and to ban TV ads for the product.
(d) Destroy the cigarette companies.

2. _____________________ published a report in 1956 that delineated the connection between tobacco and lung cancer.
(a) Rory Delmonico and Bradley Harold.
(b) Roger Denver and Brady Hall.
(c) Rich Dell and Brian Henry.
(d) Richard Doll and Bradford Hill.

3. It was determined that a DNA copy of virus' genes could do what?
(a) Destroy a cell's genes.
(b) Replace a cell's genes.
(c) Trick scientists into believing it was a healthy cell.
(d) Attach themselves to a cell's genes.

4. Mukherjee discusses how cell division is central to what?
(a) Some cell growth.
(b) Every part of our biology.
(c) The destruction of cancer.
(d) The development of cancer.

5. Could it be determined why Jimmy had survived?
(a) Almost.
(b) Somewhat.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rather than initiating his studies with cancer in its full-blown form, Auerbach has tried to understand what?

2. Have much Mukherjee's inclinations changed much since the first day of his internship?

3. How does Mukherjee end the book?

4. Atossa's War asks the reader to imagine what?

5. ________________ such as Doll and Hill, argued that exogenous chemicals caused cancer, although they could not offer a mechanistic explanation for their theory or results.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carla say she survived? Is this valid? Why or why not?

2. What was STAMP? How did this bring hope to those who suffered from cancer?

3. What is the oncogene theory?

4. Why did the author end the book with Germaine's story? Is this a good ending? Why or why not?

5. How did the discovery of scrotal cancer help children?

6. How did the quest for the cure for cancer undergo a drastic reorganization in 1976?

7. Who were epidemiologists?

8. Who was Einar Gustafson? How is this significant?

9. Mukherjee discusses the successes of others in this story. Why does he credit the survival of patients to the work of those in the 1950s and 1960s?

10. Who was Oscar Auerbach? What role did he play in connecting lung cancer to tobacco? Was he a good choice? Why or why not?

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