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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 was Henrietta Lacks's name at birth?
(a) Wilma Anderson.
(b) Helen Lane.
(c) Henrietta Pleasant.
(d) Loretta Pleasant.

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

3. What was the population of Clover, Virginia, in 1998?
(a) 79.
(b) 307.
(c) 269.
(d) 198.

4. Who was Henrietta's grandfather that raised her after her mother died?
(a) Tommy Lacks.
(b) William Lacks.
(c) David Lacks.
(d) Johnny Pleasant.

5. Who discovered radium and its ability to destroy cancer cells?
(a) Jonas Salk.
(b) Marie and Pierre Curie.
(c) Alexis Carrel.
(d) Sir Isaac Newton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What radio horror show in the 1930s related the fictional story of a Dr. Alberts who created an immortal chicken heart that overcame the earth?

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

3. When did Alexis Carrel grow an "immortal chicken heart"?

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

5. Where was Henrietta Lacks born?

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