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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Uncle Garnel's wife always asking Lou Ann to teach her?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Writing.
(c) Crochet.
(d) Scrapbooking.

2. Who was the editor-in-chief at Lou Ann's new job?
(a) John Felker.
(b) Clay Felker.
(c) Steve Felker.
(d) Mike Felker.

3. Why did Lou Ann leave her interpreting job?
(a) She found it too difficult.
(b) It became an addiction.
(c) She felt like she was losing herself.
(d) It was boring.

4. What fraternal order did Lou Ann want her father to join?
(a) American Brotherhood.
(b) Masons.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Elks.

5. Who did Lou Ann spend two weeks every summer as a child?
(a) With her paternal grandparents.
(b) With her Uncle Bill and Aunt Margaret.
(c) With her maternal grandparents.
(d) With her Uncle Garnel and Aunt Imogene.

6. In what city did Lou Ann get an editorial job at in September 1976?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Philadelphia.

7. Who invited Lou Ann to dinner at Thanksgiving?
(a) Mike Ryan.
(b) Pat Ryan.
(c) John Ryan.
(d) Steve Ryan.

8. Why didn't children of deaf parents talk about their experiences?
(a) They felt sad and frustrated.
(b) They felt embarrased.
(c) They felt that to do so would betray their parents.
(d) They didn't want to be viewed as freaks.

9. Who was the author of the first piece that Lou Ann edited at her new job?
(a) Susan Mead.
(b) Jane Mead.
(c) Debra Mead.
(d) Margaret Mead.

10. What gang was the deaf gang an undergrowth of?
(a) Nasty Homicides.
(b) Mean Homicides.
(c) Crazy Homicides.
(d) Evil Homicides.

11. Who was Lou Ann trying to write about in her article?
(a) The deaf street gang.
(b) Deafness in America.
(c) The impact of deafness on society.
(d) Her life as the child of deaf parents.

12. Who was attempting to buy the magazine that Lou Ann worked at?
(a) Steve Murdoch.
(b) Rupert Murdoch.
(c) John Murdoch.
(d) Clay Murdoch.

13. Who was Lou Ann's roommate in New York?
(a) Anne.
(b) Alison.
(c) Amy.
(d) Amelia.

14. Who was the second person that Lou Ann met in the deaf street gang?
(a) Big Steve.
(b) Big John.
(c) Big Tim.
(d) Big Willie.

15. Where did Lou Ann teach her first sign language class?
(a) The Children's Aid Society.
(b) New York Society for the Deaf.
(c) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Society.
(d) Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did most of the people in Lou Ann's neighborhood work?

2. What did Lou Ann's friend encourage her to do regarding the article she was writing about deafness?

3. What was Lou Ann's mom president of?

4. What did Lou Ann's family expect her to be?

5. What hotel did Lou Ann's parents visit in Chicago?

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