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Lou Ann Walker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Lou Ann Walker
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lou Ann's mom's sister's name?
(a) Paula June.
(b) Penny June.
(c) Peggy June.
(d) Priscilla June.

2. What type of thinking was Lou Ann looking forward to breaking away from at college?
(a) Uneducated.
(b) Judgemental.
(c) Small town.
(d) Prejudiced.

3. How many years had Lou Ann's paternal grandfather's business been open in 1927?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 18 years.

4. What was the first book that Lou Ann tried to read off her college reading list?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) The Awakening.

5. How did Lou Ann's family view her new school?
(a) With excitement.
(b) High brow and snotty.
(c) Scary.
(d) Too far away from them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the trip to Lou Ann's new school take?

2. What was the name of the person that interpreted at Lou Ann's parents wedding?

3. Why couldn't Lou Ann's mom sing to her?

4. How many doses of meningitis medicine was Lou Ann's mom supposed to receive?

5. What skill did Lou Ann's middle sister say that Lou Ann's youngest sister had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was a baby cry box?

2. How did Lou Ann's paternal grandparents react when they found out that their son was deaf?

3. How were Gale and Garnel different?

4. What were the fears when Lou Ann was born and how were those fears alleviated?

5. What did Lou Ann feel was the worst thing about deafness?

6. What did Doris Jean's mom use to try to get her to talk?

7. How did Doris Jean react when she was left at school?

8. How did Lou Ann view deafness?

9. What did Doris Jean's parents do to try to explain to her that she was going off to school?

10. What caused Lou Ann's mother to become deaf?

(see the answer keys)

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