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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book did Lou Ann's maternal grandma read about deafness?
(a) The History of Special Education.
(b) ASL Handbook.
(c) Pyschological Development of Deaf Children.
(d) Helen Keller's autobiography.

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

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

4. How old was Lou Ann at the start of the book?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. What was Lou Ann's mom wearing when her dad proposed?
(a) White blouse and dark pants.
(b) Dark blouse and white skirt.
(c) Dark blouse and white pants.
(d) White blouse and dark skirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first book that Lou Ann tried to read off her college reading list?

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

3. How many of Lou Ann's paternal grandparent's children were deaf?

4. What was Lou Ann's father's first nickname?

5. What was Lou Ann's mom wearing when she went to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lou Ann feel that she and her family were to the rest of the world?

2. What type of personality did Grandma Nellie have?

3. How did Grandpa and Grandma Walker name their children?

4. How did Lou Ann's maternal grandparents react when they found out that their daughter was deaf?

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

6. What did Lou Ann feel was the worst thing about deafness?

7. What did Doris Jean's parents do to try to explain to her that she was going off to school?

8. How did Gale propose to Doris Jean?

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

10. How did Lou Ann's paternal grandparents react when they found out that their son was deaf?

(see the answer keys)

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