HELA
Why did Henrietta Lacks have to go to Johns Hopkins for her cervix exam?
Hopkins treated Black patients when other hospitals did not
Is this a full-sentence? Why?
Which is why they couldn't purchase the car.
No, not a clear subject/predicate, starts with "which"
When Hornbeck calls Hillsboro the “Buckle on the Bible Belt,” what does he mean?
Hillsboro is the hub of Christian fundamentalism
What are Laila's parents names?
Fariba and Hakim
What are the lit devices present? (two)
Two shining, arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward.
imagery
characterization
After Henrietta’s treatments, what news do doctors tell her?
She is sterile
Is this a run-on or fragment? Why?
Even though I drink eight glasses of water every day.
Fragment because it starts with "even though" and does not explain what happens as a result
When Drummond places the Bible and Origin of Species together in his bag, this literary device is being used..
Symbolism
Why did Jalil come back to visit Mariam?
To ask for forgiveness
What are the lit devices present? (two)
The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sun-dials and brick walks and burning gardens—finally when it reached the house drifting up the side in bright vines as though from the momentum of its run.
imagery
personification
Why did Day agree to an autopsy after Henrietta’s death?
He was told it would help his children
Is this a run-on or fragment? Why?
I studied all night for the exam, I still felt unprepared.
Run-on, because it's combining two full sentences incorrectly
Drummond argues that Howard could still play baseball after learning about Darwin to prove this....
Learning new ideas did not harm him
Tariq spent time in prison for...
Which rhetorical device and what lit device is used when describing “backbreaking unpaid labor” and “brutal punishment”?
Pathos
Imagery
What was Henrietta Lacks’s official cause of death?
Blood poisoning
What sentence structure is this?
The evidence seemed scientific; nevertheless, it was rooted in racist assumptions.
I; ca, I
Independent clause (semicolon) conjunctive adverb (however, furthermore, otherwise,) and Independent clause
Hornbeck calls Cates “Romeo with a biology book” because of this conflict.
Rachel conflicts with her religious beliefs and Bert, like Romeo and Juliet are forbidden lovers
Why do Mariam and Laila ultimately bond?
Their both live in oppression
What two lit devices are present here?
She walked past the lockers, the posters peeling, the lights buzzing, the floor sticky with spilled soda, thinking about everything she should have said.
Syntax because of short sentences and listing
Imagery because of vivid detail
What key characteristic allowed HeLa cells to transform science?
They do not die like normal human cells
How would you fix this? (take away, add words, add punctuation, etc.)
That the silence was not accidental but carefully constructed.
The silence was not accidental but carefully constructed.
When Brady says he has “no intention of giving a speech” and then delivers one, this literary device is at work...
Irony
When is Laila finally able to mourn her brothers?
Giti's Death
What kind of literary devices are present? (three)
If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away.
metaphor
diction
characterization