The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks Short Novel Review

HeLa cells were special because they were the first cells that could ___________.

• Live outside the human body.

• Conduct electricity.

• Clone sheep cells.

• None of the above.

What research institute discovered the HeLa cells?

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

• John Hopkins

• The Mayo Clinic

• Methodist Research Hospital

Throughout the years, research performed using HeLa cells made advances against _____.

• Polio.

• Cancer.

• Tuberculosis.

• All of the above.

Henrietta Lacks passed away from _____.

• Lung cancer.

• Tuberculosis.

• Cervical cancer.

• Research performed on her at John Hopkins.

Deborah (Dale) Lacks is Henrietta's ______.

• sister.

• daughter.

• cousin.

• aunt.

Rebecca Skloot is _______.

• A research doctor who discovered HeLa cells.

• A freelance writer/reporter.

• A nurse at John Hopkins.

• A lawyer.

The Lack's family is upset because ______.

• Henrietta’s cells were used without permission.

• The family did not benefit from research done on the cells.

• The doctors and researchers were not truthful with the family.

• All of the above.

John Hopkins’ researchers took blood from the Lacks family _____.

• Under false pretenses.

• To further their own research.

• To look for genetic markers.

• All of the above.

Elsie is Henrietta's _____.

• Youngest daughter.

• Sister.

• Oldest daughter.

• Best friend.

Henrietta Lacks grew up in a town called ________.

• Flower, MS

• Walls, TN

• Willow, NC

• Clover, VA