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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 28 - 32.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Ronald H. Berg.
(b) Charles Bynum.
(c) William Scherer.
(d) Harry Eagle.

2. Which of Henrietta Lacks's children did not attend her funeral or know she'd died, according to the author in Part Two: Death, Chapter 12?
(a) Fred Lacks.
(b) Cliff Lacks.
(c) Lawrence Lacks.
(d) Elsie Lacks.

3. Where was Henrietta Lacks born?
(a) Plainfield, New Jersey.
(b) Brooklyn, New York.
(c) Roanoke, Virginia.
(d) Washington, D.C.

4. How many years in prison did Zakariyya serve of his sentence before he was released for his second-degree murder conviction?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 2 years.

5. What gift did Deborah give to Zakariyya when she took Rebecca to meet him in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 30?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A plaque with their mother's name on it.
(c) A check for $1,000.
(d) The rendering of a HeLa cell.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were HeLa cells fused with mouse cells to create the first animal-human hybrid cells?

2. On what date did the law go into effect that required IRB approval and informed consent for all federally funded research?

3. Who was the curator at the Smithsonian Museum of American History that invited the Lacks family to an event at the museum?

4. What war was Lawrence Lacks drafted into after lying about his age to get into pool halls?

5. Who was Henrietta's grandfather that raised her after her mother died?

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