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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. When was Alexis Carrel awarded the Nobel Prize for his blood-vessel-suturing technique?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1919.

2. Who was the preacher that led Rebecca Skloot to Speed's Grocery in Part One: Life, Chapter 9?
(a) Reverend Elmer.
(b) Reverend Jackson.
(c) Reverend Thompson.
(d) Reverend Wilson.

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

4. How old was Alexis Carrel when he invented the first technique for suturing blood vessels together?
(a) 45.
(b) 39.
(c) 62.
(d) 22.

5. What was the name of Henrietta Lacks's father?
(a) Johnny Pleasant.
(b) Tommy Lacks.
(c) William Lacks.
(d) David Lacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were Henrietta's cousins that she first told about the knot she felt in her womb, prior to her visit to the hospital?

2. Who was the gynecologist that examined Henrietta Lacks when she first went to Johns Hopkins Hospital to have the knot in her womb seen?

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

4. What was the birth name of Henrietta Lacks's fifth child?

5. Alexis Carrel died while he was awaiting trial for what crime?

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