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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Rebecca Skloot describe driving to clover in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 38?
(a) July 9, 2010.
(b) October 11, 1996.
(c) January 18, 2009.
(d) March 25, 2008.

2. When was the Human Genome Project declared complete?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2000.

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

4. 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) 9 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 2 years.

5. On what date was Deborah Lacks scheduled to depart for her engagement speaking at a conference at the National Foundation for Cancer Research?
(a) September 11, 2001.
(b) July 9, 2000.
(c) March 25, 2002.
(d) October 11, 1996.

6. 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 asbestos contamination.
(c) Due to corruption.
(d) Due to flooding.

7. Who is the director of the Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Lab oratory at the University of California, Los Angeles, cited by the author in the Afterword?
(a) Baruch Blumberg.
(b) Christoph Lengauer.
(c) Wayne Grody.
(d) Judith Greenburg.

8. In what year did members of the Native American Havasupai Tribe sue Arizona State University for using tissue samples from the tribe to study schizophrenia and inbreeding?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2002.

9. When Deborah took Rebecca Skloot to meet her brother Zakariyya, she reminded her that she should never make the mistake of calling him by what name?
(a) Joe.
(b) William.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jeremy.

10. 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) Costco.
(d) Baltimore City Hospital.

11. 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?
(a) Davon.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Cootie.
(d) Cliff.

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

13. How old was Dr. Howard Jones in 2009 when The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks went to press?
(a) 85.
(b) 99.
(c) 102.
(d) 89.

14. How old was Deborah Lacks when the researchers from Johns Hopkins came to draw blood for DNA analysis of Henrietta's husband and children?
(a) 19.
(b) 26.
(c) 30.
(d) 24.

15. Who was the president of the Henrietta Lacks Health History Museum Foundation, Inc., that was established in Turner Station?
(a) Courtney Speed.
(b) Roland Pattillo.
(c) Michael Rogers.
(d) Joseph Lacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the cancer researcher at UCLA that removed John Moore's spleen?

2. What comparison did the researcher at Johns Hopkins make for a person's cells and their rights to a portion of the profits for those cells in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 32?

3. At what pharmaceutical company was Christoph Lengauer the Global Head of Oncology at in 2009?

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

5. Who is the provost for research at Harvard University that argues in the Afterword that giving patients control over their tissues is shortsighted?

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