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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase did Lou Ann use to describe the communication issues that arose with the deaf?
(a) Chocolate Fire.
(b) Vanilla Fire.
(c) Fires of Chocolate.
(d) Fires of Vanilla.

2. Where did most of the people in Lou Ann's neighborhood work?
(a) Production.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Auto industry.
(d) Food industry.

3. What topic did Lou Ann choose for her senior honors thesis at college?
(a) Deafness.
(b) Confessional Novel.
(c) Handicaps.
(d) Shakespeare's style.

4. Who was the second person that Lou Ann met in the deaf street gang?
(a) Big John.
(b) Big Steve.
(c) Big Tim.
(d) Big Willie.

5. Who was the author of the first piece that Lou Ann edited at her new job?
(a) Debra Mead.
(b) Jane Mead.
(c) Margaret Mead.
(d) Susan Mead.

6. What day of the week did Lou Ann's dad get paid on?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Friday.

7. What magazine did Lou Ann's boss move to?
(a) Esquire.
(b) Time.
(c) People.
(d) Vanity Fair.

8. Why was Lou Ann's father not accepted into the fraternal order?
(a) He couldn't afford the dues.
(b) He didn't have any references.
(c) He was deaf.
(d) He didn't have the right job.

9. How old was the kid that Lou Ann interpreted for in court?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

10. What floor did Lou Ann drop her uncle and aunt off on when they came to visit her at college?
(a) 5th .
(b) 3rd.
(c) 4th.
(d) 6th.

11. What role did the person that told Lou Ann about the deaf street gang play in the gang?
(a) Runner.
(b) Communicator.
(c) Assistant.
(d) Leader.

12. What fraternal order did Lou Ann want her father to join?
(a) American Brotherhood.
(b) Elks.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Masons.

13. Why did Lou Ann's father agree to apply to the fraternal order?
(a) To please his daughters.
(b) To please his parents.
(c) To please his wife.
(d) He thought it would help him be accepted in society.

14. Who did Lou Ann spend two weeks every summer as a child?
(a) With her maternal grandparents.
(b) With her Uncle Garnel and Aunt Imogene.
(c) With her paternal grandparents.
(d) With her Uncle Bill and Aunt Margaret.

15. What color did Lou Ann always wear on Christmas as a child?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Pink.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the main functions of the deaf fraternity that Lou Ann's parents were members of?

2. Who was Lou Ann's roommate in New York?

3. Who did Lou Ann feel was the most effective deaf rights activist she'd ever seen?

4. Who was Lou Ann's roommate at college?

5. What was the name of the kid that Lou Ann interpreted for in court that had attacked a woman and stolen her wallet?

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