"Characters"
What is the name of the author of this article? (First and last name)
Rebecca Skloot
What mood is conveyed by this?: "Her husband waited in a new brick house with a stove that burned gas instead of wood. Henrietta knew she was heading into a more modern world."
hopeful/optimistic
What paragraph does this summarize? "This paragraph briefly describes Henrietta's childhood and describes her hope for a new future with her husband in Baltimore."
Paragraph 2
What is the name of Henrietta's daughter that helped Skloot write her book?
Deborah
What mood is conveyed by this?: "her long thin face teased the camera, flashing a seductive grin as she moved, her eyes locked on the lens."
playful, happy
What paragraph does this summarize?: "This paragraph describes Henrietta's burial site in Virginia. She was buried in an unmarked grave in the family plot."
Paragraph 5
What was the name of Henrietta's husband?
David Lacks
What mood is conveyed by this?: "In the Lacks family cemetery, where cattle roam freely when the season's right, folks today don't know much about HeLa."
lonely, sad
Which TWO paragraphs does this summarize?: "These paragraphs describe how Henrietta's daughter-in-law, Barbara, discovered that Henrietta's cells were still alive."
Paragraphs 9 and 10
Barbara Lacks discovered that Henrietta's cells were still alive. She was married to ____, Henrietta's oldest son.
Lawrence
What mood is conveyed here?: "Barbara excused herself... and ran home to tell her husband what she'd heard. Your mother's cells, she told him, they're alive."
surprise, excited
What paragraph does this summarize?: "During an interview a scientist personifies HeLa cells, imagining that they are somewhere dancing."
Paragraph 13
What is the name of Barbara's friend who was a scientist working with HeLa cells?
What is the mood?: "And somewhere, with freshly painted toenails and curlers in her hair, perhaps Henrietta dances with them."
playful, cheerful, hopeful
What paragraph does this summarize? "This paragraph describes two main issues with how scientists took Henrietta's cells."
Paragraph 12