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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 Henrietta marry David Lacks?
(a) October 4, 1951.
(b) January 29, 1945.
(c) April 10, 1941.
(d) February 5, 1951.

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

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

4. 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.

5. On what date did Henrietta Lacks first go to Johns Hopkins to have the knot in her womb examined?
(a) January 29, 1951.
(b) October 4, 1951.
(c) April 10, 1941.
(d) February 5, 1951.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where was Roland Pattillo working as a professor of gynecology when Rebecca Skloot first contacted him regarding Henrietta Lacks?

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

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

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