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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. Who was the president of the Henrietta Lacks Health History Museum Foundation, Inc., that was established in Turner Station?

2. When was Micheal Rogers's article about the Lacks family published?

3. Where was Bobbette employed when she learned about Henrietta's connection to HeLa cells from Gardenia's brother-in-law?

4. At what pharmaceutical company was Christoph Lengauer the Global Head of Oncology at in 2009?

5. Why did Paul Lurz say that the earlier records from Crownville Hospital Center had been destroyed?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What legal issues arose for the Lacks descendants in 2013? How were these issues resolved?

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

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

5. How effective do you think Rebecca Skloot was in giving a voice to the Lacks family in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks?

6. How does the author describe her meeting with Zakariyya in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 30?

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

8. How does the author describe the development of tissue research today? What are tissue samples used for?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of HeLa cells in hybridization research. When did scientist first create animal-human hybrid cells? What was the purpose of this study?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Henrietta Lacks's diagnosis, treatment, and death. What type of cancer was Henrietta diagnosed with? What treatment was available for this type of cancer at the time? How would Henrietta's treatment have differed today?

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