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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. On what date did Rebecca Skloot meet Deborah in order to see Henrietta Lacks's cells?
2. The researcher at Johns Hopkins that showed Deborah her mother's cells explained to her that Henrietta's cancer developed due to what virus?
3. Where did Roland Pattillo grow up?
4. How much money did the NIH invest in 2009 to develop a bank for the samples taken from newborns nationwide in the U.S.?
5. On what date did Rebecca Skloot finally meet face-to-face with Deborah Lacks for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Deborah's behavior change after her visit to Crownsville with Rebecca?
2. What legal issues arose for the Lacks descendants in 2013? How were these issues resolved?
3. How did Bobbette Lacks respond when she discovered the history of HeLa cells?
4. How effective do you think Rebecca Skloot was in giving a voice to the Lacks family in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks?
5. What agreement was made between Rebecca Skloot and Deborah Lacks regarding compensation for the publication of the book?
6. What are the two main points of controversy regarding tissue research, according to the author in the Afterword?
7. What did Cousin Gary do in order to calm down Deborah in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 35?
8. What statement did Susan Hsu make about her interactions with the Lacks family when she was interviewed by Rebecca Skloot?
9. What did Deborah discover during her visit to her doctor after she returned from her research travels with Rebecca Skloot in 2001?
10. When did Deborah Lacks die? What is significant about the timing of her death in Rebecca Skloot's narrative?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the actions of the professionals at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the narrative. What unethical actions were committed by the professionals of this institution? How were these actions unethical?
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