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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. When was the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act passed in the United States?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2008.
(d) 1999.

2. What is described in Part Two: Death, Chapter 13 as "an essential part of science"?
(a) Incongruity.
(b) Replication.
(c) Delusion.
(d) Division.

3. Who was the press officer at the NFIP that wrote to George Gey in 1953 to say that he intended to write a more detailed article about Henrietta Lacks once her name was revealed in the press?
(a) Ronald H. Berg.
(b) William Scherer.
(c) Harry Eagle.
(d) Charles Bynum.

4. When did Deborah Lacks officially divorce Reverend Pullum?
(a) 2012.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2006.

5. Who did a fireman say saved Deborah's life by slapping her to keep her awake after she'd had a stroke in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 37?
(a) Davon.
(b) Cliff.
(c) Cootie.
(d) Alfred.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The author states in the book that by the time Keenan Kester Cofield contacted the Lacks family, he was already banned from filing lawsuits in how many countries?

4. Where was Bobbette employed when she learned about Henrietta's connection to HeLa cells from Gardenia's brother-in-law?

5. What war was Lawrence Lacks drafted into after lying about his age to get into pool halls?

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