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

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

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lou Ann think her parents were pretending to be when she was 8?
(a) Parents.
(b) Adults.
(c) Deaf.
(d) Handicapped.

2. What symbol did the doctor use to tell Lou Ann's mom that she had a girl?
(a) Showed Lou Ann to her.
(b) Pink blanket.
(c) Hourglass.
(d) Pink baby booties.

3. How many doses of meningitis medicine did Lou Ann's mom receive?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

5. How many sisters did Lou Ann have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

6. How old was Lou Ann's mom when she was sent to the school for the deaf?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

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

8. What did researchers believe was the first sense that a fetus gained?
(a) Hearing.
(b) Seeing.
(c) Smell.
(d) Touch.

9. How old was Lou Ann's mom when she finished high school?
(a) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

10. Who helped Lou Ann's parents choose her name?
(a) Peggy Sue.
(b) Grandma Wells.
(c) Grandma Walker.
(d) Their friends.

11. What did Lou Ann think her parents were when she was 8?
(a) Spies.
(b) Foreign people.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Posers.

12. What was Lou Ann scared of at college?
(a) Being a small fish in a big pond.
(b) Not fitting in.
(c) Not understanding the assignments.
(d) Not being well prepared.

13. In what year did the depression hit Montpelier, Indiana?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1910.

14. What role did Lou Ann play for her parents?
(a) Coworker.
(b) Assistant.
(c) Helper.
(d) Interpreter.

15. How did Lou Ann's mom feel about her writing the book?
(a) She thought it was a good idea.
(b) She looked forward to reading it.
(c) She was dead set against it.
(d) She was nervous about the result.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did it take awhile for Lou Ann's paternal grandparents to realize her father was deaf?

3. What was the main thing that made Lou Ann different than her parents?

4. What did Lou Ann get for Christmas at the start of the book?

5. What was of great value outside of Lou Ann's home but little value in her home?

(see the answer keys)

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