Henrietta's Dance

In the text the author talks about "medical ethics." This means

• rules medical professionals do not have to follow

• regulations about inform consent

• morale rules in medicine and research

• unspoken code between doctors

"He La" is the name of:

• Henrietta's doctor

• Henrietta's child

• the cell line developed from her cells

• a song made about her story

Rebecca Skloot uses a descriptive style in her writing to...

• persuade the audience to sympathize with Henrietta's family

• persuade the audience to donate cells for scientific research

• inform the readers of the ethical violations ALL scientist commit

Select the sentence that helps the reader to understand HOW Henrietta's cells helped people.

• A doctor took a piece of her tumor without telling her and sent it to scientists.

• Henrietta’s cells were the first human cells ever grown in culture to continue living.

• Then the cells go to a lab so scientists can grow more of them to study.

• Henrietta's cells were important to developing a vaccine for a deadly disease called polio.

Which sentence from the article explains the author's opinion about HeLa cells?

• They have been important to the world of medicine.

• Scientists study them to learn more about diseases.

• The cells came from a young black woman with cancer.

• Henrietta never knew her cells were being used by scientists.

Why did the author include the information about Walter Nelson-Rees in paragraph 18?

• to explain why the doctors wanted samples from the family

• to discredit Henrietta and her contribution to medicine

• to justify why the Lacks family did not receive compensation

• to present a counter claim

What is a main claim that Skloot makes in "Henrietta's Dance?"

• Skloot is trying to persuade readers that the doctors did not see Henrietta as a person
• Doctors never called the family back: "I never did hear" her family said
• Skloot informs the readers that HeLa cells are the most used in research 
• Doctors cared more about HeLa cells than Henrietta Lacks the woman and mother

What does the term "author's purpose" refer to?

• The author is trying to do something mean on purpose.
• Author's purpose means some guy named Author is trying to understand his purpose in life.
• The term refers to the reasons an author creates a piece of writing; to persuade me, to inform me, or to entertain me.
• Author's purpose refers to the author of a piece of writing attempting to hide things from me.

What is the article mostly about?

• how Henrietta Lacks cells were taken and it was not fair

• how Henrietta Lacks family was sad that she died when she was young

• how Henrietta Lacks said doctors could not take her cells

• how Henrietta Lacks caused other people to get sick

What was Rebecca Skloot's purpose for writing the article "Henrietta's Dance"?

• To inform readers about the science behind HeLa Cells.

• To inform readers about John Hopkins University.

• To inform the readers about the women and family behind HeLa cells.

• To inform the reader about the scientists behind the cells.