Chapter 21
1-What can we deduce from Rebecca's first meeting with Sonny Lacks about his character?
2-Why do Sonny and Lawrence keep repeating "That's a miracle"?
3-What does David Lacks think about all that Henrietta's cells have done?
4-What do the Lacks think that the Hopkins doctors did to black people?
5-What is the Lacks family's biggest complaint about how they have been treated by the Hopkins doctors?
Chapter 22
6-Why didn't the surgeons honor Gey's request to have his body donated to research?
7-Did Gey benefit from research he lent his body for?
8-What was the purpose of President Nixon's National Cancer Act?
9-How did Henrietta's name become public?
10-Should Henrietta's name have been released at all?
Chapter 23
11-How did Bobbette find out about HeLa cells?
12-Why did researchers want DNA from the Lacks family?
13-What was the role of informed consent in the Lack's encounters with the Hopkins doctors?
14-What were Deborah's fears about her mother's cells being alive?
15-What is the significance of Hsu's request?
Chapter 24
16-Why did Rogers go looking for the Lack's family?
17-How did Rogers discover Henrietta's real name?
18-Did George Gey profit from his research with HeLa cells?
19-Why did Deborah start researching her mother's cells?
20-Should McKusick and Hsu have published the information about the Lack's family?
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