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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. When did Joe Lacks turn himself into the police for the murder of Eldridge Lee Ivy?
(a) September 29, 1970.
(b) October 4, 1969.
(c) August 20, 1972.
(d) February 5, 1951.

2. What caused the death of David Lacks?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Injuries from a car accident.
(c) He was shot.
(d) Cancer.

3. Who came with Deborah to Johns Hopkins to see Henrietta Lacks's cells?
(a) Cliff.
(b) Zakariyya.
(c) Sadie.
(d) Cootie.

4. Who coerced Deborah to continue at an all-girls' school after she became pregnant with her first child?
(a) Sadie.
(b) Ethel.
(c) Bobbette.
(d) Margaret.

5. What did the doctor determine when Deborah saw him after her trip to clover in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 37?
(a) Her blood pressure and blood sugar were extremely high.
(b) She had cervical cancer.
(c) She was schizophrenic.
(d) She was epileptic and had suffered a concussion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the population at the asylum of Crownsville Hospital when Elsie died in 1955?

3. What had Deborah's son been arrested for when she called Rebecca Skloot sobbing at the end of Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 31?

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

5. The researcher at Johns Hopkins that showed Deborah her mother's cells explained to her that Henrietta's cancer developed due to what virus?

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