Henrietta Lacks
Chapters 1 & 2 Review Questions
What types of pain is Henrietta feeling?
2 When looking at Henrietta’s medical history what
observations can you make about Henrietta’s life?
3 What does the doctor find when examining
Henrietta and what is so shocking?
4 If you had the same symptoms that Henrietta did
and couldn’t afford a checkup as well, would you have gone to the doctor sooner
than Henrietta?
5 On page 17 the book says, “He’d seen easily a
thousand cervical cancer lesions …” Do you know what cervical cancer lesions
are and if so what they are caused by?
Henrietta has never heard of the words cervix or
biopsy, have you ever heard these words before and know the meaning of them
During what time period is Henrietta in and what’s
occurring around her time?
What are some of your thoughts about Henrietta’s
life after reading these two chapters?
In the book they talk about Henrietta’s daughter
Elise and her condition on page 23, what do you think could have been the cause
of her mental state?
1 Before reading this book what were some of your thoughts
and why?
These are the questions we will be discussing during the lit circle.
