Chapter Three: Diagnosis and Treatment
1. Explain how TeLinde and Gey's relationship led to Gey obtaining a tissue sample from Henrietta's tumor.
2. Analyze the consent statement that Henrietta signed on page 31. Based on this statement, do you believe TeLinde and Guy had the right to obtain a sample from her to use in their research?
3. Do you think Henrietta would have given explicit consent to have a tissue sample used if she had been asked? Do you think she would have understood what was being asked of her? Explain.
4. Were cells taken only from black patients? Were black patients generally treated differently from white patients in the early 1950s? Explain your answers.
Chapter Four: The Birth of HeLa
1. Gey chose to give away samples of HeLa to his colleagues almost immediately. Do you think this was a good decision? Why or why not?
2. What is the implication of the author's decision to use the term "birth" to describe the initial growth of HeLa cells?
3. Once HeLa started growing, was Henrietta informed that her cells were being used in Gey's research?
4. Based on the descriptions of Gey found on pages 38-39, offer three adjectives that best describe his personality.
Chapter Five: Blackness Be Spreadin All Inside
1. After her diagnosis and treatment, how did Henrietta behave? What can you infer about her personality based on this behavior?
2. What specific details let the reader know that sending Elsie away was difficult for Henrietta?
3. Why do you think Henrietta initially chose not to tell people about her cancer diagnosis? What does this decision suggest about Henrietta's personality?
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