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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Death – Chapters 12 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What war was Lawrence Lacks drafted into after lying about his age to get into pool halls?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Afghanistan War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

2. How old was Deborah Lacks when Rebecca Skloot first called her to talk about her mother?
(a) Almost 30.
(b) Almost 50.
(c) Almost 40.
(d) Almost 60.

3. Cervical carcinomas are divided into two types. What are these types?
(a) Invasive and noninvasive.
(b) Internal and external.
(c) Radiant and specialized.
(d) Sedentary and biological.

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

5. What disease nearly killed Henrietta's youngest son Joe not long after her death?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Polio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was listed as the official cause of Henrietta Lacks's death?

2. Who was the director of "Negro Activities" for the Tuskegee Institute when the HeLa Distribution Center was developed?

3. How old did Roland Pattillo say that Henrietta Lacks's husband was now, when Rebecca Skloot first contacted him to discuss Henrietta?

4. On what date did the gynecologist from Johns Hopkins Hospital call and inform Henrietta Lacks that she had a malignant tumor?

5. What is described in Part Two: Death, Chapter 13 as "an essential part of science"?

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