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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. On what date did Henrietta marry David Lacks?
2. What radio horror show in the 1930s related the fictional story of a Dr. Alberts who created an immortal chicken heart that overcame the earth?
3. Alexis Carrel died while he was awaiting trial for what crime?
4. How old was Henrietta Lacks when she became pregnant with her fifth child?
5. Where was Henrietta Lacks born?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the genre and narrative style of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. From whose perspective is the narrative related?
2. What did Henrietta's doctors at Johns Hopkins find during her repeated visits in June of 1951?
3. How did Deborah Lacks respond to Rebecca Skloot when she first called her? What information did Rebecca learn from this call?
4. How do you think Henrietta Lacks's life would have been different if her mother had not died when Henrietta was still a child? Why?
5. How did Henrietta meet David Lacks? How did their early relationship develop?
6. What was the objective for Dr. Richard TeLinde in using cancer cells and samples from Howard Jones in his research?
7. What diagnosis did the doctors from Johns Hopkins reach regarding Henrietta's condition after her first visit? What treatment was available at this time for her condition?
8. How did Lawrence Lacks deal with the death of his mother? What led Lawrence into the military?
9. What was discovered during Henrietta Lacks's autopsy? Where had Henrietta's cancer spread?
10. How does the author describe the actions of Ethel and Galen in the narrative? What relationship did Ethel and Galen have to the Lackses?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the impact of the Nuremberg Trials on medicine, science, and research. What regulations and standards arose as a result of the Nuremberg Trials?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the qualities of HeLa cells. Why were HeLa cells different than other cells that researchers had attempted culturing in the past? What made HeLa cells invaluable to scientific progress?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the impact of Henrietta's death on Zakariyya in the narrative. How did Zakariyya feel about George Gey? Why? What helped to change Zakariyya's impressions of the scientific community? How?
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