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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. Who was the young Johns Hopkins researcher that sent a gift to Deborah Lacks by way of Rebecca Skloot when Rebecca met Deborah for the first time?
3. Who is the director of the Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology at the National Institute of General Medical Science that is quoted in the Afterword?
4. On what date did Roland Pattillo organize the first annual HeLa Cancer Control Symposium?
5. What are the three core principles that are identified in the Belmont Report?
Short Essay Questions
1. When did Deborah Lacks die? What is significant about the timing of her death in Rebecca Skloot's narrative?
2. How did Bobbette Lacks respond when she discovered the history of HeLa cells?
3. What factors contributed to the Lacks family's distrust of Rebecca and of the scientific community?
4. What legal issues arose for the Lacks descendants in 2013? How were these issues resolved?
5. 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?
6. How does Rebecca Skloot describe the financial gains of George and Margaret Gey as a result of the cultivation of HeLa cells?
7. What statement did Susan Hsu make about her interactions with the Lacks family when she was interviewed by Rebecca Skloot?
8. How does the author describe John Moore's illness in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 25? When did Moore first get sick?
9. What legal options does Rebecca Skloot describe for the Lacks family in the Afterword?
10. How effective do you think Rebecca Skloot was in giving a voice to the Lacks family in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the laws and regulations that have been implemented in the United States since 1951 to protect patients like Henrietta Lacks. If Henrietta were hospitalized today, would she have faced a different system? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
How does the author depict the repercussions of the loss of a parent in the narrative? How do you think Henrietta's life would have differed if her mother had lived? How would Deborah's life have been changed?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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