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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. What had Deborah's son been arrested for when she called Rebecca Skloot sobbing at the end of Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 31?
(a) Robbery.
(b) Murder.
(c) Arson.
(d) Rape.

2. On what date did Rebecca Skloot meet Deborah in order to see Henrietta Lacks's cells?
(a) October 11, 1996.
(b) June 30, 2002.
(c) July 9, 2000.
(d) May 11, 2001.

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

4. What did the researcher at Johns Hopkins give to Deborah as she departed in the end of Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 32?
(a) A book about HeLa cells.
(b) An autographed picture.
(c) A vial of HeLa cells.
(d) His cell phone number.

5. What did the bathroom graffiti in the medical school restroom say that first inspired Michael Rogers to learn about HeLa cells and their background?
(a) I am HeLa!
(b) Helen Lane Lives!
(c) Who is HeLa?
(d) The Way of HeLa!

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came with Deborah to Johns Hopkins to see Henrietta Lacks's cells?

2. What was the name of Deborah Lacks's first child?

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

4. Why did Paul Lurz say that the earlier records from Crownville Hospital Center had been destroyed?

5. The author says in Part Two: Death, Chapter 13 that George Gey took HeLa cells with him to the Far East in 1953 in order to study what disease?

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