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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of cancer had John Moore developed at the age of thirty-one?
(a) Hairy-cell leukemia.
(b) Burkitt Lymphoma.
(c) Basal Cell Carcinoma.
(d) Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

2. How much money did David Lacks receive as settlement from a class-action lawsuit against a boiler manufacturer at Bethlehem Steel?
(a) $23,000.
(b) $12,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $1,000.

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

4. What was the name of the cell line that was developed and marketed using John Moore's cells?
(a) N1.
(b) JoMo.
(c) 243.
(d) Mo.

5. In what year did Sonny Lacks undergo quintuple bypass surgery?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2005.

6. What corporation owns the patents to BRCA1 and BRCA2, the genes responsible for most cases of breast and ovarian cancer?
(a) Pfizer.
(b) Myriad Genetics.
(c) Novartis.
(d) GlaxoSmithKline.

7. 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) Lori Andrews.
(d) Christoph Lengauer.

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

9. Of whom did Zakariyya say "Livin' with that abusive crazy woman was worse than livin' in prison" in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 30?
(a) Ethel.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Deborah.

10. In what year did Deborah Lacks separate from her husband and move into an assisted-living apartment of her own, according to the author in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 38?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2010.
(d) 1999.

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

12. Who was the founder of the biomedical ethics center at the University of Iowa?
(a) Christoph Lengauer.
(b) Robert Weir.
(c) Judith Greenburg.
(d) Baruch Blumberg.

13. On what date did Roland Pattillo organize the first annual HeLa Cancer Control Symposium?
(a) September 29, 1970.
(b) September 15, 1999.
(c) March 25, 1992.
(d) October 11, 1996.

14. What was Paul Lurz's position at Crownsville Hospital Center when Deborah and Rebecca visited in search of past records?
(a) Director of biological sciences.
(b) Director of virology.
(c) Director of performance and improvement.
(d) Director of medical ethics.

15. Where was Barbara Wyche working as a sociologist when she wrote to Congress demanding recognition for Henrietta Lacks's contribution to science?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Howard University.
(c) Louisiana State University.
(d) Morgan State University.

Short Answer 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?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. How old was Deborah Lacks when the researchers from Johns Hopkins came to draw blood for DNA analysis of Henrietta's husband and children?

5. What gift did Deborah give to Zakariyya when she took Rebecca to meet him in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 30?

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