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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 28 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What discovery did the researchers make after sending HeLa cells into space in the 1960s?
(a) The cancer cells exploded in space.
(b) The cancer cells transformed into noncancerous cells in space.
(c) The cancer cells began dividing more quickly with each trip into space.
(d) The cancer cells died in space.

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

3. What gift did Deborah give to Zakariyya when she took Rebecca to meet him in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 30?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A plaque with their mother's name on it.
(c) The rendering of a HeLa cell.
(d) A check for $1,000.

4. Who came with Deborah to Johns Hopkins to see Henrietta Lacks's cells?
(a) Cootie.
(b) Cliff.
(c) Zakariyya.
(d) Sadie.

5. 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 oil.
(b) He compared cells to water.
(c) He compared cells to food.
(d) He compared cells to sand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alexis Carrel died while he was awaiting trial for what crime?

2. What was the name of Deborah Lacks's first child?

3. Where did Roland Pattillo grow up?

4. Where was Barbara Wyche working as a sociologist when she wrote to Congress demanding recognition for Henrietta Lacks's contribution to science?

5. For how long was Chester Southam's medical license suspended due to "fraud or deceit and unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine" after he'd injected unknowing patients with cancer cells?

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