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

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

3. What had Deborah's son been arrested for when she called Rebecca Skloot sobbing at the end of Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 31?
(a) Arson.
(b) Murder.
(c) Robbery.
(d) Rape.

4. How old was Henrietta Lacks's epileptic daughter when she died?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 32.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the 1976 Rolling Stone article about the Lackses?

2. Who was the young Johns Hopkins researcher that sent a gift to Deborah Lacks by way of Rebecca Skloot when Rebecca met Deborah for the first time?

3. When did Joe Lacks turn himself into the police for the murder of Eldridge Lee Ivy?

4. Who was the president of the Henrietta Lacks Health History Museum Foundation, Inc., that was established in Turner Station?

5. What was the population of Clover, Virginia, in 1998?

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