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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. On what date did the gynecologist from Johns Hopkins Hospital call and inform Henrietta Lacks that she had a malignant tumor?
(a) April 10, 1941.
(b) October 4, 1951.
(c) August 1, 1950.
(d) February 5, 1951.

2. When did Alexis Carrel grow an "immortal chicken heart"?
(a) January 29, 1951.
(b) January 17, 1912.
(c) April 10, 1926.
(d) August 1, 1920.

3. What illness did Hector Henry suffer from during his childhood?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Polio.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Leukemia.

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

5. Who were Henrietta's cousins that she first told about the knot she felt in her womb, prior to her visit to the hospital?
(a) Joe and Fred.
(b) Cliff and Cootie.
(c) Sadie and Margaret.
(d) Tommy and Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Henrietta marry David Lacks?

2. When was Johns Hopkins Hospital founded?

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

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

5. Who wrote the 1976 Rolling Stone article about the Lackses?

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