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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 nickname of Henrietta's cousin that tried to kill himself when he found out that Henrietta was marrying David?
(a) Wild Willy.
(b) Crazy Joe.
(c) Cootie.
(d) Jumpin' Joe.

2. When was Johns Hopkins Hospital founded?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1925.

3. How old was Henrietta Lacks when she became pregnant with her fifth child?
(a) 29.
(b) 33.
(c) 42.
(d) 36.

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

5. When did George Papanicolaou publish a paper describing what is now known as the "Pap smear"?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Lawrence when he an Bobbette moved in together?

2. The first time that live human cells were ever shipped via the U.S. Postal Service was when George Gey mailed HeLa cells to whom?

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

4. Who discovered radium and its ability to destroy cancer cells?

5. How much blood did Henrietta's cousin Emmett and his friends donate when they heard Henrietta was in need of transfusions at the hospital?

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