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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. What color were the HeLa cells tinted that Deborah observed at Johns Hopkins in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 32?
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. Who came with Deborah to Johns Hopkins to see Henrietta Lacks's cells?
4. At what pharmaceutical company was Christoph Lengauer the Global Head of Oncology at in 2009?
5. The author states in the book that by the time Keenan Kester Cofield contacted the Lacks family, he was already banned from filing lawsuits in how many countries?
Short Essay Questions
1. How effective do you think Rebecca Skloot was in giving a voice to the Lacks family in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks?
2. What did Deborah discover during her visit to her doctor after she returned from her research travels with Rebecca Skloot in 2001?
3. Why did Deborah Lacks fail to attend the Foundation for Cancer Research's event dedicated to her mother in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 37?
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 caused Deborah Lacks anxiety after her blood sample was collected by Johns Hopkins in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 23?
6. What legal issues arose for the Lacks descendants in 2013? How were these issues resolved?
7. What statement did Susan Hsu make about her interactions with the Lacks family when she was interviewed by Rebecca Skloot?
8. How did Deborah's behavior change after her visit to Crownsville with Rebecca?
9. What factors contributed to the Lacks family's distrust of Rebecca and of the scientific community?
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 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?
Essay Topic 2
When and where was the HeLa Factory established? What was its mission? Who was behind its development? What is the status of the HeLa Factory today?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of abuse, family, and loss in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. What symbolism and imagery support these themes? What abuses were suffered by the Lacks family? How did the family members cope with grief and loss?
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