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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. What did the doctor determine when Deborah saw him after her trip to clover in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 37?
(a) She was epileptic and had suffered a concussion.
(b) She had cervical cancer.
(c) She was schizophrenic.
(d) Her blood pressure and blood sugar were extremely high.

2. In what year did John Moore die?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2009.
(d) 1999.

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) California and Washington.
(b) Oregon and New Jersey.
(c) Kansas and Missouri.
(d) Minnesota and Texas.

5. What did the researcher at Johns Hopkins give to Deborah as she departed in the end of Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 32?
(a) His cell phone number.
(b) A book about HeLa cells.
(c) A vial of HeLa cells.
(d) An autographed picture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rebecca Skloot says in the Afterword that in 1999, the RAND Corporation published a report that estimated "conservatively" that how many tissue samples were stored in the United States alone?

2. What does "HIPAA" represent?

3. On what date did Rebecca Skloot finally meet face-to-face with Deborah Lacks for the first time?

4. When was the Human Genome Project declared complete?

5. What was the name of the cell line that was developed and marketed using John Moore's cells?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Deborah discover during her visit to her doctor after she returned from her research travels with Rebecca Skloot in 2001?

2. What concerns did Deborah Lacks present to Rebecca Skloot during their first in-person meeting? What were Deborah's fears about HeLa cells and their use?

3. What legal options does Rebecca Skloot describe for the Lacks family in the Afterword?

4. How did the members of the Lacks family respond to the new found fame they received on Henrietta's behalf in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 28?

5. What are the two main points of controversy regarding tissue research, according to the author in the Afterword?

6. What statement did Susan Hsu make about her interactions with the Lacks family when she was interviewed by Rebecca Skloot?

7. What did Rebecca Skloot and Deborah Lacks encounter when they first arrived at Crownsville in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 33?

8. How did Deborah's behavior change after her visit to Crownsville with Rebecca?

9. What treatment did John Moore receive from the medical center at UCLA?

10. What information did Rebecca and Deborah discover about Elsie and the conditions she lived in at Crownsville in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 33?

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