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    This document contains discussion questions about the first three chapters of the book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks". The questions probe key details about Johns Hopkins University's significance for black communities and the Lacks family, the taboo around discussing cancer in the 1950s, what can be inferred about Henrietta from her health records, the importance of the Great Migration for Henrietta and her husband Day, the origins and medical purpose of the pap smear test, and the contributions of the pap smear to scientific research and women's healthcare. The questions are meant to assess a reader's comprehension of important people, places, and medical developments described in the opening chapters.

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    This document contains discussion questions about the first three chapters of the book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks". The questions probe key details about Johns Hopkins University's significance for black communities and the Lacks family, the taboo around discussing cancer in the 1950s, what can be inferred about Henrietta from her health records, the importance of the Great Migration for Henrietta and her husband Day, the origins and medical purpose of the pap smear test, and the contributions of the pap smear to scientific research and women's healthcare. The questions are meant to assess a reader's comprehension of important people, places, and medical developments described in the opening chapters.

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    Name_________________________________________ Date__________________________ Class Pd ______

    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks


    Chapt. 1-3 Discussion Questions

    Directions: Read each questions and respond in complete sentences. Be sure to cite
    evidence from the text to support your reasoning.

    1. What is Johns Hopkins University? Why was this institution significant for Blacks
    and the Lacks family?

    2. Why was discussing cancer considered taboo during this time?

    3. Read Henriettas health chart on page 16. What can you infer about her as a
    person from this chart?
    4. How is the Great Migration explained in this novel? Why was it significant in
    Henrietta and Days life?

    5. What is a pap smear and who created this term?

    6. What did the pap smear help do for scientists and the health of women?

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