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

2. Who prayed with Deborah and brought her down from her manic state in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 35?
(a) Cliff.
(b) Cootie.
(c) Phil.
(d) Gary.

3. 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?
(a) Approximately 200 million.
(b) Over 307 million.
(c) Nearly 100 million.
(d) Over 620 million.

4. Who was the curator at the Smithsonian Museum of American History that invited the Lacks family to an event at the museum?
(a) Michael Rogers.
(b) Terry Sharrer.
(c) Roland Pattillo.
(d) Walter Nelson-Rees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence did Deborah's son Alfred Carter, Jr. receive for robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon and first-degree assault with a handgun?

2. What realization did Deborah make when speaking with the researcher at Johns Hopkins in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 32?

3. What caused the death of David Lacks?

4. Who was the renowned geneticist that founded the world's first human genetics department at Johns Hopkins?

5. How old was Deborah's grandson Alfred when Deborah Lacks died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Bobbette Lacks respond when she discovered the history of HeLa cells?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the author describe John Moore's illness in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 25? When did Moore first get sick?

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

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

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