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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Ethel's husband that sexually abused Deborah Lacks when she was a child?
(a) Cootie.
(b) Galen.
(c) Cliff.
(d) Joe.

2. What is described in Part Two: Death, Chapter 13 as "an essential part of science"?
(a) Division.
(b) Incongruity.
(c) Delusion.
(d) Replication.

3. Who was the gynecologist that examined Henrietta Lacks when she first went to Johns Hopkins Hospital to have the knot in her womb seen?
(a) Dr. Roland Pattillo.
(b) Dr. Howard Jones.
(c) Dr. Richard Wesley TeLinde.
(d) Dr. William Scherer.

4. What date was inscribed to indicate when Henrietta's mother died on her tombstone?
(a) April 10, 1941.
(b) January 17, 1912.
(c) August 1, 1920.
(d) October 28, 1924.

5. Where was Roland Pattillo working as a professor of gynecology when Rebecca Skloot first contacted him regarding Henrietta Lacks?
(a) UCLA School of Medicine.
(b) Harvard School of Medicine.
(c) Morehouse School of Medicine.
(d) Sewanee School of Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cervical carcinomas are divided into two types. What are these types?

2. On what date did Henrietta Lacks die?

3. What was the central reason that the HeLa factory was developed?

4. What does "ATCC" stand for in reference to the federal cell bank established by Lewis Coriell and others?

5. Alexis Carrel died while he was awaiting trial for what crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were HeLa cells useful in the study of virology and research into diseases? Was the malignant nature of the cells a factor?

2. How does the author describe the actions of Ethel and Galen in the narrative? What relationship did Ethel and Galen have to the Lackses?

3. Describe the genre and narrative style of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. From whose perspective is the narrative related?

4. How did Henrietta meet David Lacks? How did their early relationship develop?

5. How did Henrietta respond to the treatment she received at Johns Hopkins for cancer? Why do you think that Henrietta Lacks did not question any of the treatment she received?

6. What advancements and discoveries were made due to research using HeLa cells from 1960-1966?

7. How were tissue samples obtained following Henrietta Lacks's death? Why were they obtained?

8. What did George Gey do with the HeLa cells that he obtained and cultured at his labs? What were Gey's objectives?

9. What advancements did Alexis Carrel achieve in medical progress during his career?

10. What was discovered during Henrietta Lacks's autopsy? Where had Henrietta's cancer spread?

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