Henrietta Lacks (Part I & II)

The Lacks family makes a habit out of doing which of these things when they visit the John Hopkins Hospital?

• Visiting the statue at the entrance

• Praying for good luck

• Using the 'colored' restroom

• Learning new words

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What did doctors originally think was wrong with Henrietta?

• She had too many children

• It was her 'time of the month'

• She had syphilis

• She had cancer

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How does the doctor describe Henrietta's ailment?

• It was like a facial blemish

• It was like grape Jello

• It was like an egg

• It was like a goosebump

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In what region of the body does Henrietta feel pain?

• Her side

• Her stomach

• Her breast

• Her cervix

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What event provokes Henrietta to finally visit the doctor?

• She is pregnant again

• She is convinced by her husband

• She finds blood on her underwear

• She skips a period

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Henrietta might have refused to be treated for cancer if she had known

• she would not be able to have more children afterwards

• her treatment would be expensive

• her husband would decide to leave her

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It is most likely that Henrietta Lacks failed to understand the release she signed about her cells because

• She didn’t want to listen.

• No one told her about the paper.

• She only had a 6th grade education.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

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What was Henrietta's official cause of death?

• heart condition

• cancer

• terminal uremia: blood poisoning

• kidney cancer

Based on these chapters, what part of Henrietta's death affected people the most?

• Her dying

• Her chipped toenail polish

• Her children being left without a mother

• Her eyes

What was one of the first diseases that HeLa cells helped cure?

• cancer

• syphilis

• polio

• a virus