The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

What was different about Henrietta's child, Elsie?

• She was known a s a local genius

• She was special needs and epileptic

• She was known as a terror in the town

• She was known as the most beautiful girl in town

Skloot makes the disastrous suggestion that Deborah ought to get another copy of Henrietta's medical record because the one she had is so disorganized and scattered.

• true

• false

The literary device exhibited here in Zakariyya’s statement: “We can’t even to see a doctor cause we can’t afford it.  Only people that can get any good from my mother cells is the people that got money…” is a...

• metaphor

• simile

• euphemism

She finds a term that she doesn't want Skloot to put in the book (and she doesn't), but Skloot gives her a smile at the same time. She's smiling because she thinks 

• Deborah's protectiveness of her mother is sweet.

• She understands that Deborah has a reason not to trust the media.

Although Deborah's made peace with Hopkins, she still has to... 

• Speak with the Lacks Foundation concerning pending legal charges against the hospital

• face Crownsville and the possible horrors faced by her older sister Elsie.

Skloot explains the emotional journey they're on in chapter 35 and we learn that she and _________ had spoken many times over the years. She knows that this person  is close to Deborah and understands her pain

• Bobette

• Gary

• David Jr.

• Howard

In chapter 36, Gary explains to Skloot that the HeLa cells are Henrietta's spiritual or heavenly body. This is her form of resurrection, just as the bible promised. What literary device is this?

• symbolim

• extended metaphor

• cesura

What is the primary theme explored in 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'?

• A) The ethics of medical research

• B) The history of cancer treatment

• C) The development of modern medicine

• D) The biography of a scientist

Which literary device is predominantly used in the narrative of 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'?

• A) Foreshadowing

• B) Irony

• C) Flashback

• D) Allegory

In 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks', how is the character of Henrietta primarily portrayed?

• A) As a passive victim

• B) As a pioneering scientist

• C) As a devoted mother

• D) As a wealthy philanthropist