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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 23 - 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the birth name of Henrietta Lacks's fifth child?
(a) Edgar Lacks.
(b) David Lacks.
(c) Joseph Lacks.
(d) Tommy Lacks.

2. Who dug Henrietta's grave in Clover?
(a) Johnny and Cootie.
(b) Fred and Cliff.
(c) Walter and Jimmy.
(d) Tommy and David.

3. Who discovered radium and its ability to destroy cancer cells?
(a) Alexis Carrel.
(b) Sir Isaac Newton.
(c) Jonas Salk.
(d) Marie and Pierre Curie.

4. What was the name of Henrietta Lacks's father?
(a) Tommy Lacks.
(b) Johnny Pleasant.
(c) David Lacks.
(d) William Lacks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence was Joe Lacks given for the second-degree murder of Eldridge Lee Ivy?

2. Who coerced Deborah to continue at an all-girls' school after she became pregnant with her first child?

3. How old was Alexis Carrel when he invented the first technique for suturing blood vessels together?

4. Where did Rebecca Skloot travel to in order to meet David "Sonny" Lacks Jr. in Part One: Life, Chapter 9?

5. What date was inscribed to indicate when Henrietta's mother died on her tombstone?

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