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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Life - Chapters 6 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname did Deborah Lacks have within her family?
(a) Liz.
(b) Dale.
(c) Dottie.
(d) Debbie.

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

3. When was Henrietta Lacks born?
(a) January 17, 1919.
(b) April 10, 1941.
(c) October 4, 1925.
(d) August 1, 1920.

4. On what date did Henrietta Lacks die?
(a) October 4, 1951.
(b) February 5, 1951.
(c) April 10, 1941.
(d) January 29, 1951.

5. Who was the gynecologist that examined Henrietta Lacks when she first went to Johns Hopkins Hospital to have the knot in her womb seen?
(a) Dr. Richard Wesley TeLinde.
(b) Dr. Roland Pattillo.
(c) Dr. Howard Jones.
(d) Dr. William Scherer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Rebecca Skloot travel to in order to meet David "Sonny" Lacks Jr. in Part One: Life, Chapter 9?

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

4. Who was Henrietta's grandfather that raised her after her mother died?

5. What was the name of Henrietta Lacks's father?

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