Children of a Lesser God | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1

1. The lead actress, Sarah Norman, is ___________, according to the character description.

Deaf.

2. What kind of therapist is James Leeds as the audience finds out at the start of the play?

Speech.

3. Sarah signs to James that she has ___________ except for him.

Nothing.

4. Sarah also signs to James that she does not _________ him, as she still has herself.

Need.

5. What is the sign that Sarah makes to James in the first argument they have?

Join, Unjoin.

6. James is curious whether Sarah left of her own accord, or if ___________.

He drove her away.

7. James: "In the beginning, there was __________ and out of that silence there could come only one thing: Speech."

Silence.

8. Who is the young student that James tries to encourage at the start of this scene?

Orin.

9. What is the sound that...
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