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

Lou Ann Walker
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A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Lou Ann Walker
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What church were Lou Ann's parents married in?

2. What was the name of Lou Ann's nosy neighbor?

3. How did Lou Ann feel when attention was on her?

4. What did Lou Ann say she was before she was a child?

5. What was Lou Ann scared of at college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Grandpa Walker do for work?

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

5. What was Lou Ann looking forward to getting away from when she transferred to Harvard?

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

7. What type of personality did Grandma Nellie have?

8. How were Gale and Garnel different?

9. How did Gale propose to Doris Jean?

10. How was Jan's childhood different than that of her sisters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout her life, Lou Ann had many struggles with the fact that her parents were deaf. Describe those struggles using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact that deafness played on Doris Jean and her family, use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Lou Ann felt it important to break away from home when she went to college. Discuss why she felt that way using examples from the book.

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