Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
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 BBC producer that began making a documentary about the Lacks family in the 1990s?
2. In what year did John Moore die?
3. In what year did Bobbette Lacks discover the truth about HeLa cells and their connection to Henrietta Lacks?
4. How old was Dr. Howard Jones in 2009 when The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks went to press?
5. On what date did Rebecca Skloot finally meet face-to-face with Deborah Lacks for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe her meeting with Zakariyya in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 30?
2. What did Rebecca Skloot and Deborah Lacks encounter when they first arrived at Crownsville in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 33?
3. What did Deborah discover during her visit to her doctor after she returned from her research travels with Rebecca Skloot in 2001?
4. What are the two main points of controversy regarding tissue research, according to the author in the Afterword?
5. What information did Rebecca and Deborah discover about Elsie and the conditions she lived in at Crownsville in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 33?
6. How did Deborah's behavior change after her visit to Crownsville with Rebecca?
7. How did Bobbette Lacks respond when she discovered the history of HeLa cells?
8. What legal options does Rebecca Skloot describe for the Lacks family in the Afterword?
9. What did Cousin Gary do in order to calm down Deborah in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 35?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the depiction of Courtney Speed in the narrative. What was Courtney Speed's relationship with the Lacks family? How did Ms. Speed assist Rebecca Skloot in her research?
Essay Topic 3
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?
|
This section contains 893 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
