Assignment:
1. Why does Sadie think Henrietta hesitated before seeing a doctor?
2. Skloot uses vivid imagery and details to describe Henrietta's childhood in Clover. Locate a passage that you found particularly effective or memorable, and explain why you selected it.
3. Compare the medical terms describing Elsie's condition with the terms used by Henrietta's friends and family. What are the connotations of the two sets of terms?
4. How did doctors justify using patients in public hospital wards as medical research subjects without obtaining their consent or offering them financial compensation? Do you agree or disagree with their reasoning? Explain your answer
5. Were cells taken only from black patients?
6. Where did the name "HeLa" come from?
7. What important information did Henrietta's doctor fail to give her before starting her cancer treatment? How did she react when this information was eventually shared with her?
8, In your own words, explain the paradox "benevolent deception."
9. Where does Cootie think Henrietta's cancer came from?
10. What was Henrietta's final request? What does this request tell you about her?