2. What was the first college Lou Ann attended?
(a) Capella University.
(b) Ball University.
(c) Brown Mackie College.
(d) Strayer University.

3. What was the main thing that made Lou Ann different than her parents?
(a) She was outgoing.
(b) She was more highly educated.
(c) She was shy.
(d) She wasn't deaf.

4. How did Lou Ann's maternal grandparents feel about sending their daughter to the school?
(a) Angry.
(b) Scared.
(c) Sad.
(d) Bewildered.

5. What color hair did Lou Ann have as a baby?
(a) Black.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Lou Ann's mom when she was sent to the school for the deaf?

2. What was Lou Ann's maternal grandfather's name?

3. How did Lou Ann's dad feel about Lou Ann attending her new school?

4. How many weekends per semester did Lou Ann's maternal grandparents go to visit their daughter?

5. What book did Lou Ann's maternal grandma read about deafness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the gas station on the way to Harvard?

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

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

4. How did Doris Jean's parents react to the news that she was engaged?

5. Why did Lou Ann want to transfer away from Ball State University?

6. How did Doris Jean and Gale feel having someone they could finally communicate openly with?

7. What was Doris Jean and Gale's wedding like?

8. What type of personality did Grandma Nellie have?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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