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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Death – Chapters 17 - 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Johns Hopkins Hospital founded?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1889.

2. Who was David and Henrietta's cousin that convinced David to look for work in the steel industry in Baltimore in 1941?
(a) Tommy Lacks.
(b) Fred Garret.
(c) Johnny Pleasant.
(d) Joseph Lacks.

3. How did Joe Lacks murder Eldridge Lee Ivy?
(a) He shot him.
(b) He hit him in his car.
(c) He stabbed him.
(d) He strangled him.

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

5. On what date did the gynecologist from Johns Hopkins Hospital call and inform Henrietta Lacks that she had a malignant tumor?
(a) October 4, 1951.
(b) August 1, 1950.
(c) April 10, 1941.
(d) February 5, 1951.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the name of the pathologist who performed the autopsy on Henrietta Lacks?

5. How many people does Rebecca Skloot estimate that Chester Southam injected with living cancer cells during his career?

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