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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. When was the Human Genome Project declared complete?
2. What realization did Deborah make when speaking with the researcher at Johns Hopkins in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 32?
3. In what year did Deborah Lacks marry James Pullum?
4. In what year did Bobbette Lacks discover the truth about HeLa cells and their connection to Henrietta Lacks?
5. 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?
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. Discuss the actions of the doctors at Johns Hopkins in obtaining blood samples for research from the Lacks family. What was unethical about these actions?
3. What caused Deborah Lacks anxiety after her blood sample was collected by Johns Hopkins in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 23?
4. What information did Rebecca and Deborah discover about Elsie and the conditions she lived in at Crownsville in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 33?
5. What gift did Rebecca Skloot give to Deborah Lacks when she first met her in person? How did Deborah respond?
6. What statement does Rebecca Skloot make about the legality of Johns Hopkins' actions in Henrietta's case in the Afterword?
7. How does the author describe the development of tissue research today? What are tissue samples used for?
8. How did Bobbette Lacks respond when she discovered the history of HeLa cells?
9. How effective do you think Rebecca Skloot was in giving a voice to the Lacks family in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks?
10. What are the two main points of controversy regarding tissue research, according to the author in the Afterword?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the case of John Moore. What was the final outcome of Moore's lawsuit against UCLA and Dr. Golde? What precedents were set by this case? How does Moore's case relate to the Lackses'?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the impacts of HeLa cells on Deborah Lacks. What misinformation caused Deborah to become paranoid when working with author Rebecca Skloot? Were Deborah's fears justified? Why or why not?
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