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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was David and Henrietta's cousin that convinced David to look for work in the steel industry in Baltimore in 1941?
(a) Joseph Lacks.
(b) Tommy Lacks.
(c) Johnny Pleasant.
(d) Fred Garret.

2. What extra chromosome appears in individuals with Down syndrome?
(a) Chromosome number 2.
(b) Chromosome number 18.
(c) Chromosome number 16.
(d) Chromosome number 21.

3. What war was Lawrence Lacks drafted into after lying about his age to get into pool halls?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Afghanistan War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Korean War.

4. On what date did the law go into effect that required IRB approval and informed consent for all federally funded research?
(a) June 30, 1974.
(b) September 15, 1972.
(c) September 29, 1970.
(d) October 4, 1977.

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?
(a) Abaca mosiac virus.
(b) Abelson murine leukemia virus.
(c) Campoletis aprilis ichnovirus.
(d) Human papillomavirus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the names of Deborah's grandsons who came along when Deborah took Rebecca Skloot to meet Zakariyya?

2. What was the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act designed to prohibit?

3. Who is the director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt that the author cites in the Afterword?

4. What was the population of Clover, Virginia, in 1998?

5. When was the Washington Post article dated that was titled "Overcrowded Hospital 'Loses' Curable Patients" and given to Rebecca to read at Crownville Hospital Center?

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