Question 1

What is the name of the author of the book 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' upon which the movie is based?

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Rebecca Skloot

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Alice Walker

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Toni Morrison

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Maya Angelou

Question 2

In the movie 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks', what groundbreaking medical discovery is attributed to Henrietta Lacks?

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HeLa cells

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Insulin

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X-rays

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Penicillin

Question 3

What is the name of Henrietta Lacks' daughter who plays a key role in uncovering the story of her mother's cells in the movie?

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Deborah Lacks

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Mary Lacks

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Sarah Lacks

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Emily Lacks

Question 4

What is the name of the hospital where Henrietta Lacks was treated for cancer and where her immortal cells were discovered?

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Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Mayo Clinic

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Cleveland Clinic

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Question 5

What is the name of the woman whose cells were taken without her knowledge and used for medical research, leading to the book and movie 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'?

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Henrietta Lacks

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Mary McLeod Bethune

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Harriet Tubman

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Rosa Parks

Question 6

What is the significance of Henrietta Lacks' HeLa cells in the field of medicine and research?

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HeLa cells were the first immortal human cell line, revolutionizing biomedical research and leading to breakthroughs in areas such as cancer, vaccines, and gene mapping.

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HeLa cells were primarily utilized in agriculture studies.

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HeLa cells were deemed unethical and never used in scientific research.

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HeLa cells were only used for cosmetic research purposes.

Question 7

What important medical discovery was made using Henrietta Lacks' cells?

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The polio vaccine

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The smallpox vaccine

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The measles vaccine

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The tuberculosis vaccine

Question 8

What type of cancer did Henrietta Lacks unknowingly have?

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Cervical cancer

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Colon cancer

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Lung cancer

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Breast cancer

Question 9

What is the name of Henrietta Lacks' oldest daughter who was born in 1949?

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Elsie Lacks

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Deborah Lacks

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Lucile Lacks

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Margaret Lacks

Question 10

Who was Sir Lord Cofield

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The fake lawyer

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The Brother

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The Doctor

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The Uncle

Question 11

Why does Rebecca get upset with Deborah?

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Deborah stole cells

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Deborah lied to her

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Deborah pushed her

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Deborah said she didn't want the book anymore

Question 12

What happened to Elsie Lacks?

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She was mistreated in the mental hospital

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She had a heart attack

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She went to jail

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She was fired from her job

Question 13

What does Henrietta tell her sisters on the Ferris wheel?

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She has cancer

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She's quitting her job

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She is getting divorced

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She is pregnant

Question 14

Why are HeLa cells so controversial?

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The cells were taken without her consent

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They were used for bad causes

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The cells were damaged

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They hurt a lot of people

Question 15

Why were the Lacks children told they needed to give a blood sample? (which we know was a lie)

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To screen for cancer

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To look for mental illness

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Because they were sick

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So they could research their mom farther

Question 16

What is most important to Skloot when writing the book?

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To write the complete truth

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To make a lot of money

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To include all the research

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To make the book short

Question 17

Why are HeLa cells special?

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They reproduce indefinitely

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They are very small

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They are very large

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They die quickly

Question 18

What does the Doctor say the patients name was?

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Helen Lane

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Henry Leeks

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Harry Light

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Henrietta Lacks

Question 19

What gift does Rebecca give Deborah?

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A picture of HeLa cells

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A gift card

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A book about HeLa

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A research study

Question 20

How does Rebecca finally prove she is not working for anyone?

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She shows her bills and bank statement

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She says they have to trust her

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She shows her business card

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She is secretly working for Hopkins

Question 21

What happens to Deborah before the book is published?

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She dies

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she gets pregnant

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She gets married

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She gets cancer

Question 22

From what does Deborah suffer?

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Flashbacks

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Cancer

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Depression

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AIDS

Question 23

Why did the editor want Rebecca to remove Henrietta's Family from the story?

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They had many issues and he thought it was a bad look

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They did not give consent

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They wanted money

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They were too loud

Question 24

What happened to Deborah's brother?

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He was abused and ended up in jail

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He got cancer

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He was divorced

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He died

Question 25

Why did Rebecca see a need to write this book?

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Many people wrote about HeLa but not the woman they came from

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To make money for the family

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There was not enough HeLa research

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She thought it would improve her career

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