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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 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) Baruch Blumberg.
(d) Christoph Lengauer.

2. Who is the director of the Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology at the National Institute of General Medical Science that is quoted in the Afterword?
(a) Baruch Blumberg.
(b) Judith Greenburg.
(c) Roland Pattillo.
(d) Christoph Lengauer.

3. 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) Christoph Lengauer.
(b) Wayne Grody.
(c) Judith Greenburg.
(d) Baruch Blumberg.

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

5. Who was the young Johns Hopkins researcher that sent a gift to Deborah Lacks by way of Rebecca Skloot when Rebecca met Deborah for the first time?
(a) Christoph Lengauer.
(b) Dr. Howard Jones.
(c) Terry Sharrer.
(d) George Gey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the bathroom graffiti in the medical school restroom say that first inspired Michael Rogers to learn about HeLa cells and their background?

3. How old was Dr. Howard Jones in 2009 when The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks went to press?

4. How did Deborah describe Cootie's death to Rebecca in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 38?

5. What organization created the Belmont Report?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift did Rebecca Skloot give to Deborah Lacks when she first met her in person? How did Deborah respond?

2. What agreement was made between Rebecca Skloot and Deborah Lacks regarding compensation for the publication of the book?

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

4. How does Rebecca Skloot describe the financial gains of George and Margaret Gey as a result of the cultivation of HeLa cells?

5. 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?

6. What statement does Rebecca Skloot make about the legality of Johns Hopkins' actions in Henrietta's case in the Afterword?

7. When did Deborah Lacks die? What is significant about the timing of her death in Rebecca Skloot's narrative?

8. Why did Deborah Lacks fail to attend the Foundation for Cancer Research's event dedicated to her mother in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 37?

9. How were Deborah and Zakariyya affected by their meeting with Christoph Lengauer at Johns Hopkins?

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

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