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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. How old was Dr. Howard Jones in 2009 when The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks went to press?
2. Who was the curator at the Smithsonian Museum of American History that invited the Lacks family to an event at the museum?
3. How old was Deborah's Cousin Gary when he died of a heart attack?
4. How old was Deborah's grandson Alfred when Deborah Lacks died?
5. What corporation owns the patents to BRCA1 and BRCA2, the genes responsible for most cases of breast and ovarian cancer?
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. What are the two main points of controversy regarding tissue research, according to the author in the Afterword?
3. How does the author describe John Moore's illness in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 25? When did Moore first get sick?
4. How does the author describe the development of tissue research today? What are tissue samples used for?
5. What gift did Rebecca Skloot give to Deborah Lacks when she first met her in person? How did Deborah respond?
6. What caused Deborah Lacks anxiety after her blood sample was collected by Johns Hopkins in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 23?
7. How does the author describe her meeting with Zakariyya in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 30?
8. What concerns did Deborah Lacks present to Rebecca Skloot during their first in-person meeting? What were Deborah's fears about HeLa cells and their use?
9. How were Deborah and Zakariyya affected by their meeting with Christoph Lengauer at Johns Hopkins?
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 impact of the Rolling Stones article that focused on the Lacks family in the 1970s. How did this article impact the family? How did Americans respond to the article? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss some of the beliefs that African Americans have had historically about doctors, research, and hospitals. What was the basis of these beliefs? What evidence is there that there was truth to some of these beliefs?
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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