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

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

3. What was the name of the BBC documentary that Courtney Speed borrowed from the library to show to Rebecca Skloot when she visited Turner Station?
(a) The Way of All Flesh.
(b) HeLa: Woman Behind the Mask.
(c) Man, the Unknown.
(d) An Error of Cells.

4. How old was Henrietta Lacks's epileptic daughter when she died?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 32.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname did Deborah Lacks have within her family?

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

3. What was the population of Clover, Virginia, in 1998?

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

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

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