1. 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) Tommy and Sarah.
(c) Cliff and Cootie.
(d) Joe and Fred.

2. How old was Lawrence when he an Bobbette moved in together?
(a) 30.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 24.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What researcher at the NIH used HeLa cells to develop the first standardized culture medium that could be made by the gallon and shipped ready to use?

2. Who was the director of "Negro Activities" for the Tuskegee Institute when the HeLa Distribution Center was developed?

3. What was the name of Henrietta Lacks's father?

4. What type of cancer had John Moore developed at the age of thirty-one?

5. Who was the judge that oversaw John Moore's initial case against UCLA?

(see the answer key)

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