The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The author opens this excerpt with ____.

• mumerous detailed facts about biology.

• a narrative story about her experience in a biology class.

• a timeline of events about Henrietta Lacks.

• a comparison of different biology professors.

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Often an author will open with a story, a narrative, to engage the reader (that's you)!

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This passage tells the reader about____.

• the incredible contribution of Henrietta Lacks.

• how easily cells can get out of control.

• common mistakes in science.

• the humor of professor Defler.

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Some people consider this____.

• impossible in the world of science.

• inconsiderate to the Lacks family.

• incorrect facts shared by one lab.

• ineffective to be used after all of the mitosis.

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The word choice of "workhorse" in the last sentence indicates___.

• a negative connotation for Lacks' memory.

• the cells are working hard to produce results in science research.

• the cells are used mostly in developing medicine for horses.

• the cells are used to help guinea pigs and mice.

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How does this paragraph explain the title of the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks?

• Mrs. Lacks unfortunately had a short life.

• Mrs. Lacks continues to live on through science.

• The cancer Mrs. Lacks had will never live again.

• Many others have died from the cancer Mrs. Lacks had.

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This passage explains _____.

• the uncaring attitude of Professor Defler.

• the incident that inspired Skloot to write her book about Henrietta Lacks.

• one of many unanswered questions in the field of science.

• how the cells came to be called HeLa cells.

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This passage reveals_____

(select THREE choices)

• the lack of information about Henrietta Lacks.

• the author's passion for learning about Henrietta Lacks.

• the incorrect information about Henrietta Lacks.

• Mrs. Lacks' real name of Helen Lane.

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The word choice "omnipresent" in this paragraph indicates____.

• the HeLa cells were known and used everywhere.

• the HeLa cells mysteriously appeared.

• the HeLa cells still lacked info about Henrietta Lacks herself.

• the HeLa cells were ineffective in science research at that time.

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These closing two paragraphs explain____.

(Choose THREE answers.)

• how the author gathered info for her book about Henrietta Lacks.

• how people were unwilling to help the author.

• the persistence of the author to bring a real name to the HeLa cells' owner.

• how the author struggled with science ethics so that she could write her book.

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