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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Yale School of Medicine.
(b) Johns Hopkins Hospital.
(c) Baltimore City Hospital.
(d) Costco.

2. Who is described in the Afterword as "the Nobel Prize-winning researcher who used Ted Slavin's antibodies for hepatitis B research"?
(a) Judith Greenburg.
(b) Howard Jones.
(c) Christoph Lengauer.
(d) Baruch Blumberg.

3. Why did Paul Lurz say that the earlier records from Crownville Hospital Center had been destroyed?
(a) Due to a building fire.
(b) Due to flooding.
(c) Due to asbestos contamination.
(d) Due to corruption.

4. Parents in what two states sued in 2009 to stop the nationwide practice of storing and conducting research on fetal blood samples?
(a) Minnesota and Texas.
(b) California and Washington.
(c) Kansas and Missouri.
(d) Oregon and New Jersey.

5. What does "HIPAA" represent?
(a) Human Import of Pancreatic Appendage Appointment.
(b) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
(c) Health Incentives and Protections of Adult Americans.
(d) Human Implant or Personal Axillary Assistant.

6. Who is the director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology that is cited in the Afterword?
(a) Dr. Howard Jones.
(b) Baruch Blumberg.
(c) Christoph Lengauer.
(d) Lori Andrews.

7. What publication did Michael Rogers write for when he came to interview the Lackses?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Time.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) People.

8. How old was Deborah's Cousin Gary when he died of a heart attack?
(a) 52.
(b) 62.
(c) 71.
(d) 59.

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

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

11. How many years in prison did Zakariyya serve of his sentence before he was released for his second-degree murder conviction?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 12 years.

12. When did Deborah Lacks officially divorce Reverend Pullum?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2004.

13. On what date did Rebecca Skloot finally meet face-to-face with Deborah Lacks for the first time?
(a) October 11, 1996.
(b) August 1, 2001.
(c) July 9, 2000.
(d) January 3, 2002.

14. Who was the judge that oversaw John Moore's initial case against UCLA?
(a) Judge Joseph Wapner.
(b) Judge Howard Jones.
(c) Judge Henry Beecher.
(d) Judge Emanuel Mandel.

15. As of the book's publication in 2009, over how many scientific articles had been published about research done on HeLa?
(a) Over 80,000.
(b) Over 70,000.
(c) Over 60,000.
(d) Over 100,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Belmont Report issued?

2. When was the Human Genome Project declared complete?

3. The author states in the book that by the time Keenan Kester Cofield contacted the Lacks family, he was already banned from filing lawsuits in how many countries?

4. Who did a fireman say saved Deborah's life by slapping her to keep her awake after she'd had a stroke in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 37?

5. What corporation owns the patents to BRCA1 and BRCA2, the genes responsible for most cases of breast and ovarian cancer?

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