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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. How old was Deborah Lacks when Rebecca Skloot first called her to talk about her mother?
(a) Almost 40.
(b) Almost 60.
(c) Almost 30.
(d) Almost 50.

2. What term refers to the belief and practice which aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population through selective reproduction?
(a) Eugenics.
(b) Virology.
(c) Ebonics.
(d) Necromancy.

3. What was the birth name of Henrietta Lacks's fifth child?
(a) Joseph Lacks.
(b) David Lacks.
(c) Edgar Lacks.
(d) Tommy Lacks.

4. 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) Sadie and Margaret.
(b) Joe and Fred.
(c) Tommy and Sarah.
(d) Cliff and Cootie.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Henrietta Lacks born?

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

4. How old did Roland Pattillo say that Henrietta Lacks's husband was now, when Rebecca Skloot first contacted him to discuss Henrietta?

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

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