The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
1. Where was Henrietta born?
Answer:Roanoke Virginia Page:18
2. According to Laure Aurelian, a colleague of George Gay,he
visited Henrietta and said what?
Answer:"Your cells will make you immortal" Page:66
3. Who was Elsie?
Answer:Henrietta's first daughter Page:23
4. Who was David Lacks?
Answer:Henrietta's cousin and husband Page:19
5. Who was Lillian? Answer:Henrieta's youngest sister
Page:126
Jamie Rule
1. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, in what year did Henrietta Lacks die? p.86
1951
2. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, on what was ROMOSELTZER written? p.192
A clock
3. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, why did the Lacks boys always fight over who got to ride Charlie Horse? p.22
He was the fastest horse in Clover
4. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what did Crazy Joe do when he found out Henrietta Lacks was to marry Day? p.24
Stabbed himself with a pocketknife
5. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, how old was Henrietta Lacks when she got married? p.24
20
6. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what was Minnie’s job at Gey’s lab? p.37
Cleaning laboratory glassware
7. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, how many years did it take George Gey to get through medical school? p.38
Eight
8. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, how old was Lawrence when he was drafted? p.111
16
9. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, whose knife did Crazy Joe use to kill Ivy? p.146
Deborah’s
10. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, who changed his name to Zakariyya Bari Abdul Rahman? p.149
Crazy Joe
11. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what color does Rebecca Skloot mostly wear? p.252
Black
12. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what is the native name of Sri Lanka? p.254
Hela
13. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what accent does Christoph Lengauer have? p.261
Austrian
14. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what book does Gary use to explain HeLa cells? p.295
The Bible
Answer:Roanoke Virginia Page:18
2. According to Laure Aurelian, a colleague of George Gay,he
visited Henrietta and said what?
Answer:"Your cells will make you immortal" Page:66
3. Who was Elsie?
Answer:Henrietta's first daughter Page:23
4. Who was David Lacks?
Answer:Henrietta's cousin and husband Page:19
5. Who was Lillian? Answer:Henrieta's youngest sister
Page:126
Jamie Rule
1. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, in what year did Henrietta Lacks die? p.86
1951
2. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, on what was ROMOSELTZER written? p.192
A clock
3. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, why did the Lacks boys always fight over who got to ride Charlie Horse? p.22
He was the fastest horse in Clover
4. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what did Crazy Joe do when he found out Henrietta Lacks was to marry Day? p.24
Stabbed himself with a pocketknife
5. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, how old was Henrietta Lacks when she got married? p.24
20
6. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what was Minnie’s job at Gey’s lab? p.37
Cleaning laboratory glassware
7. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, how many years did it take George Gey to get through medical school? p.38
Eight
8. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, how old was Lawrence when he was drafted? p.111
16
9. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, whose knife did Crazy Joe use to kill Ivy? p.146
Deborah’s
10. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, who changed his name to Zakariyya Bari Abdul Rahman? p.149
Crazy Joe
11. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what color does Rebecca Skloot mostly wear? p.252
Black
12. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what is the native name of Sri Lanka? p.254
Hela
13. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what accent does Christoph Lengauer have? p.261
Austrian
14. In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, what book does Gary use to explain HeLa cells? p.295
The Bible