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

2. In what year did Deborah Lacks marry James Pullum?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1990.

3. What was the cost for a vial of HeLa cells from the American Type Culture Collection at the time that The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks went to press?
(a) $455.
(b) $325.
(c) $19.
(d) $256.

4. How old was Lawrence when he an Bobbette moved in together?
(a) 24.
(b) 18.
(c) 30.
(d) 19.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Henrietta Lacks's name at birth?

2. What does "ATCC" stand for in reference to the federal cell bank established by Lewis Coriell and others?

3. How many chromosomes are contained in a human cell?

4. Who was Henrietta's grandfather that raised her after her mother died?

5. How did Joe Lacks murder Eldridge Lee Ivy?

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