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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lou Ann's mom wearing when she went to school?
(a) Brown checked pinafore.
(b) Blue checked pinafore.
(c) Pink checked pinafore.
(d) White checked pinafore.

2. What test did the doctor use to determine if Lou Ann was deaf?
(a) Clapped his hands by her ears.
(b) Had an audioligist run tests.
(c) Played loud music to see if she would react.
(d) Used a machine designed to test ability to hear.

3. What advantage did Lou Ann's parents have that most new parents didn't?
(a) She was a very easy baby.
(b) They couldn't hear her cry.
(c) They had more devices to assist them with her care.
(d) They had more family to help them.

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

5. How did Lou Ann's dad feel about Lou Ann attending her new school?
(a) Nervous for her
(b) Worried for her.
(c) Happy for her.
(d) Proud of her.

6. How did Lou Ann's father break his nose?
(a) High school basketball.
(b) High school football.
(c) High school wrestling.
(d) High school track.

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

8. How far did Lou Ann's dad have to drive to see her mom?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 3 1/2 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 2 ½ hours.

9. What was the name of Lou Ann's nosy neighbor?
(a) Mr. Stevens.
(b) Mr. Hessel.
(c) Mr. Jones.
(d) Mr. Anderson.

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

11. What did Lou Ann's paternal grandmother believe was the cause of her oldest son's deafness?
(a) A bad fall when he was a child.
(b) Genetic issues.
(c) High fever when he was young.
(d) No oxygen for a few minutes after birth.

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

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

14. In what state was Lou Ann raised?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Minnesota.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Grandma Nellie's trademark greeting?

4. What did Lou Ann call deafness?

5. How did Lou Ann's mom feel about her writing the book?

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