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WorksheetsHeLa 9-15
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year did chapter 9 take place?
a)
1989
b)
2016
c)
1888
d)
1999
2.
How does Skloot proceed with her research when it becomes clear that Sonny Lacks is not going to meet with her?
a)
Call the police and ask where Sonny lives
b)
Call every Lacks in the phone book to see if anyone knew Henrietta
c)
Looks for information at the library
3.
How many churches did the town in chapter 9 have?
a)
4
b)
less than 8
c)
more than 10
d)
50
4.
What does Skloot realize after watching the BBC documentary about HeLa?
a)
Henrietta's cells might still be living in her grave
b)
That she should give up
c)
She needed to visit Clover and find Henrietta's Cousin's
d)
Nothing
5.
What year did chapter 10 take place?
a)
1999
b)
1234
c)
2000
d)
1881
6.
What was the only steady business left in downtown Clover
a)
Post office
b)
Church
c)
Beauty parlor
d)
Bar
7.
What Illness did Hector (Cootie) Henry have as a child?
a)
Polio
b)
H.I.V.
c)
Chicken pox
d)
Common Cold
8.
How did The Doctor get Hector (Cootie) Henry into the hospital at age 9
a)
In a body bag
b)
Because of Hectors light skin
c)
Through the fire door and into a secret room
d)
none of the above
9.
What year did chapter 11 take place?
a)
1265
b)
1951
c)
1099
d)
1955
10.
Describe the progression of Henrietta’s cancer in the eight months between her diagnosis and her death.
a)
Henrietta was internally bleeding at all of her organs
b)
Henrietta's body was almost entirely consumed by tumors
c)
It did not progress in the eight months
11.
Why did doctors stop giving Henrietta blood transfusions?
a)
A doctor said to stop until her deficit with the blood bank was made up.
b)
A doctor said the blood transfusions was poisoning her.
c)
They never stopped giving her blood transfusions.
12.
What was Henrietta’s final request?
a)
To have a big funeral
b)
To take care of the children
c)
To never forget her
d)
To sue the doctors for taking her cells
13.
What year did chapter 12 take place?
a)
1951
b)
1952
c)
1953
d)
1954
14.
What year did chapter 13 take place?
a)
1951-1953
b)
1999-2001
c)
1885-1890
d)
1949-1951
15.
What year did chapter 14 take place?
a)
1950-2000
b)
2003
c)
1951-1953
d)
1953-1954
16.
What made Day change his mind and allow the autopsy?
a)
the doctor gave him $100 and his cousin said to take the deal.
b)
the doctor said it might help his children someday and his cousin said it wouldn't hurt.
c)
Day never agreed.
17.
What happened when the family started to bury Henrietta’s body?
a)
A storm destroyed the farm
b)
they dropped Henrietta off a cliff
c)
They forgot to cover the grave with dirt
d)
Day passed out
18.
What did Mary, Gey’s assistant, realize when she saw Henrietta’s painted toenails?
a)
Henrietta was a real person
b)
Henrietta was a fashion model
c)
Henrietta liked the color red
d)
Henrietta was a cover up for where the cells came from
19.
Explain how a neutralization test is used to determine a vaccine’s efficacy.
a)
The vaccine is injected into 10 selected children. The children are then injected with the virus and put in a room together for 4 months. If they all survive, the vaccine worked.
b)
injecting monkeys with the virus and then the vaccine and watching the effect.
c)
a blood serum from vaccinated children with live poliovirus and cells in culture to see if the blood would block the poliovirus.
d)
Vaccines are not tested.
20.
What unusual characteristics of HeLa cells made them ideal for use in the polio vaccine trials?
a)
HeLa cells were produces in several fun colors
b)
HeLa cells could combine into a small living creature
c)
HeLa cells were easier to fit into a jar
d)
HeLa cells could grow on any surface making it easier to produce at a large scale
21.
Why was the development of methods of freezing cells an important scientific breakthrough?
a)
Hela cells could grow faster
b)
HeLa cells could be shipped across the country
c)
HeLa cells became more immune to viruses
22.
when did Henrietta die
a)
12:15 a.m on September 4, 1951
b)
8:00 p.m. on March 18, 1999
c)
12:15 a.m. on October 4, 1951
d)
8:00 p.m. on December 18, 1999
23.
when did the media attempt to write about Henrietta’s death?
a)
August 22, 1997
b)
March 20, 1830
c)
December 8, 1982
d)
November 2, 1953
24.
What reasons did Berg give for wanting information about the woman whose cells were used to grow HeLa?
a)
He wanted the information to further in the trial of whether or not taking the cells was moral
b)
He was intrigued with the scientific and human interest elements of the story
c)
He wanted the information to sell to the news
25.
Why didn’t Henrietta’s family know that her cells were still alive?
a)
Gey was trying to keep it secret
b)
They in a secluded area where they could not see the news
c)
They did know
d)
none of the above
26.
What year did chapter 15 take place
a)
1950-1951
b)
1951-1965
c)
1965-1979
d)
1979-1980
27.
How old were Henrietta’s oldest (Lawrence) and youngest (Joe) children when their mother died?
a)
1 and 4
b)
3 and 8
c)
both 1
d)
both 8
28.
what did all of the children test positive for
a)
polio virus
b)
tuberculosis virus
c)
H.I.V.
d)
HeLa virus
29.
Describe the abuse that Joe suffered under Ethel’s care.
a)
Beat him, tied him up with a rope and left him for hours, and whipped him.
b)
rarely fed him, bit him, and sexually abused him.
c)
fed him well, tucked him into bed every night while reading him a story, and gave him new toys every day.
d)
made him sleep in the yard, threw rocks at him, and cut him until he screamed.
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