Characters
Henrietta Lacks' ethnicity.
What is "African American"?
The event that was a tragedy for the Lacks family.
What is "Henrietta Lacks' death"?
The name of the theme represented by Henrietta surviving by her cells and loved ones.
What is "Immortality"?
The genre of this book.
What is "biography/historical non-fiction"? (both work)
The number of chromosomes in a human cell.
The scientist who first took Henrietta’s cancer cells.
Who is "George Gey"?
The event that led to great advancements in medicine.
What is the discovery of the immortality of HeLa/Henrietta's cells?
The name of the theme relating to unethical and biased treatment toward minorities.
What is "racism in medicine"?
The author of this book.
Who is "Rebecca Skloot"?
Accidents in this structure can lead to cancer.
What is "DNA"?
The number of children Henrietta had.
What is "five"?
The person that showed Henrietta's cells to the Lacks siblings.
Who is "Rebecca"?
The name of the theme about consent and people’s rights.
What is "ethics in medicine"?
The location of Henrietta Lacks’ tumor.
What is "cervix"?
The first animal to be cloned.
What is "sheep"?
The name of Henrietta’s oldest daughter.
Who is "Elsie"?
Deborah's sister, who's experience showed the mistreatment of the mentally ill.
Who is "Elsie"?
The name of the theme represented when a person is not seen as human.
What is "dehumanization"?
The year(s) this book was set in.
When is "2009/1951"?
Cells undergoing rapid and uncontrolled replication.
The main character of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Who is "Rebecca Skloot"?
The person who saw Henrietta's cells with Deborah.
Who is "Zakariyya"?
The name of the theme represented by unnatural events.
What is "supernatural"?
What publishing company published the book?
Who is "Broadway Paperbacks/Random Publishing House"?
The abbreviation of this is HPV.
What is "human papillomavirus"?