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

2. Who were Henrietta's cousins that she first told about the knot she felt in her womb, prior to her visit to the hospital?
(a) Tommy and Sarah.
(b) Cliff and Cootie.
(c) Joe and Fred.
(d) Sadie and Margaret.

3. How old did Roland Pattillo say that Henrietta Lacks's husband was now, when Rebecca Skloot first contacted him to discuss Henrietta?
(a) 84.
(b) 77.
(c) 92.
(d) 95.

4. What nickname did Dr. Richard Wesley TeLinde have at John's Hopkins in the 1950s?
(a) Uncle Dick.
(b) Father Richard.
(c) Mussolini.
(d) Bugs Bunny.

5. What was Hector Henry's nickname that he introduced himself as to Rebecca Skloot in Part One: Life, Chapter 10?
(a) Cliff.
(b) Cootie.
(c) Joe.
(d) Tommy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to the belief and practice which aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population through selective reproduction?

2. Who was David and Henrietta's cousin that convinced David to look for work in the steel industry in Baltimore in 1941?

3. How old was Deborah Lacks when Rebecca Skloot first called her to talk about her mother?

4. What was the nickname of Henrietta's cousin that tried to kill himself when he found out that Henrietta was marrying David?

5. What was the central reason that the HeLa factory was developed?

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