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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 33 - 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Bobbette employed when she learned about Henrietta's connection to HeLa cells from Gardenia's brother-in-law?
(a) Costco.
(b) Johns Hopkins Hospital.
(c) Baltimore City Hospital.
(d) Yale School of Medicine.

2. Cervical carcinomas are divided into two types. What are these types?
(a) Invasive and noninvasive.
(b) Radiant and specialized.
(c) Internal and external.
(d) Sedentary and biological.

3. For how long was Chester Southam's medical license suspended due to "fraud or deceit and unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine" after he'd injected unknowing patients with cancer cells?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 years.

4. 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) Joe and Fred.
(b) Tommy and Sarah.
(c) Sadie and Margaret.
(d) Cliff and Cootie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act passed in the United States?

2. Who was the president of the National Foundation for Cancer Research in 2001?

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

4. Where was Henrietta Lacks born?

5. On what date did Henrietta Lacks first go to Johns Hopkins to have the knot in her womb examined?

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