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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 33 - 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who were the business partners that owned Microbiological Associates in the 1950s?
(a) Harry Eagle and Fred Garret.
(b) Samuel Reader and Monroe Vincent.
(c) Charles Bynum and William Scherer.
(d) Dr. Richard Wesley TeLinde and George Gey.

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

4. Why did Paul Lurz say that the earlier records from Crownville Hospital Center had been destroyed?
(a) Due to a building fire.
(b) Due to asbestos contamination.
(c) Due to corruption.
(d) Due to flooding.

5. What best-selling book did Alexis Carrel publish that criticized an "error" in the U.S. Constitution of equality for all people?
(a) Man and Superman.
(b) Lights Out.
(c) Man, the Unknown.
(d) An Error of Cells.

Short Answer Questions

1. What researcher at the NIH used HeLa cells to develop the first standardized culture medium that could be made by the gallon and shipped ready to use?

2. What illness did Hector Henry suffer from during his childhood?

3. On what date does Rebecca Skloot describe driving to clover in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 38?

4. Where was researcher Chester Southam the chief virologist in 1954 when he began injecting cancer patients with HeLa cells?

5. On what date was Deborah Lacks scheduled to depart for her engagement speaking at a conference at the National Foundation for Cancer Research?

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