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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. Rebecca Skloot states in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 24 that a search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database shows how many patents involving HeLa cells?
2. On what date did the law go into effect that required IRB approval and informed consent for all federally funded research?
3. Who was the president of the Henrietta Lacks Health History Museum Foundation, Inc., that was established in Turner Station?
4. When did Deborah Lacks officially divorce Reverend Pullum?
5. In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court rule on the case of Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty?
Short Essay Questions
1. When did Deborah Lacks die? What is significant about the timing of her death in Rebecca Skloot's narrative?
2. What did Rebecca Skloot and Deborah Lacks encounter when they first arrived at Crownsville in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 33?
3. What caused Deborah Lacks anxiety after her blood sample was collected by Johns Hopkins in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 23?
4. How were Deborah and Zakariyya affected by their meeting with Christoph Lengauer at Johns Hopkins?
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. What gift did Rebecca Skloot give to Deborah Lacks when she first met her in person? How did Deborah respond?
7. How does the author describe John Moore's illness in Part Three: Immortality – Chapter 25? When did Moore first get sick?
8. What treatment did John Moore receive from the medical center at UCLA?
9. What agreement was made between Rebecca Skloot and Deborah Lacks regarding compensation for the publication of the book?
10. What did Deborah discover during her visit to her doctor after she returned from her research travels with Rebecca Skloot in 2001?
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 themes of abuse, family, and loss in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. What symbolism and imagery support these themes? What abuses were suffered by the Lacks family? How did the family members cope with grief and loss?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the case of Ted Slavin. What discovery did Ted Slavin make regarding his cells? Who assisted Ted Slavin in his endeavors? How did Slavin's situation differ from that of Henrietta Lacks?
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