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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 radio horror show in the 1930s related the fictional story of a Dr. Alberts who created an immortal chicken heart that overcame the earth?
(a) Lights Out.
(b) Serendipity.
(c) Lost Souls.
(d) No Exit.

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

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

4. What nickname did Deborah Lacks have within her family?
(a) Dottie.
(b) Dale.
(c) Debbie.
(d) Liz.

5. Who wrote the 1976 Rolling Stone article about the Lackses?
(a) Fred Garret.
(b) Michael Rogers.
(c) Dr. Richard Wesley TeLinde.
(d) Roland Pattillo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the press officer at the NFIP that wrote to George Gey in 1953 to say that he intended to write a more detailed article about Henrietta Lacks once her name was revealed in the press?

2. What best-selling book did Alexis Carrel publish that criticized an "error" in the U.S. Constitution of equality for all people?

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

4. What nickname did Dr. Richard Wesley TeLinde have at John's Hopkins in the 1950s?

5. What extra chromosome appears in individuals with Down syndrome?

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