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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Death – Chapters 12 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When was Henrietta Lacks born?
(a) April 10, 1941.
(b) January 17, 1919.
(c) August 1, 1920.
(d) October 4, 1925.

4. Who was Ethel's husband that sexually abused Deborah Lacks when she was a child?
(a) Galen.
(b) Cliff.
(c) Joe.
(d) Cootie.

5. What disease nearly killed Henrietta's youngest son Joe not long after her death?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Polio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Henrietta Lacks when she became pregnant with her fifth child?

2. How old was Deborah Lacks when Rebecca Skloot first called her to talk about her mother?

3. How old was Henrietta when she gave birth to her first child?

4. How old was Henrietta Lacks's epileptic daughter when she died?

5. Who were the business partners that owned Microbiological Associates in the 1950s?

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