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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. Where did Henrietta live with her grandfather growing up after her mother died?
(a) Baltimore, Maryland.
(b) Clover, Virginia.
(c) Cleveland, Mississippi.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

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

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

4. What nickname did Dr. Richard Wesley TeLinde have at John's Hopkins in the 1950s?
(a) Father Richard.
(b) Bugs Bunny.
(c) Uncle Dick.
(d) Mussolini.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Johns Hopkins Hospital founded?

2. What year was it when a group of researchers at the National Institutes of Health had proven the possibility of immortal cells using mouse cells?

3. When was Henrietta Lacks born?

4. On what date did Henrietta marry David Lacks?

5. What was Hector Henry's nickname that he introduced himself as to Rebecca Skloot in Part One: Life, Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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