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

2. What did Lou Ann say she was before she was a child?
(a) Baby.
(b) Adult.
(c) Worker.
(d) Teenager.

3. How many years did Lou Ann's mom stay at the school?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lou Ann feel when attention was on her?

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

3. How old was Lou Ann at the start of the book?

4. How old was Lou Ann's father when he became deaf?

5. How far did Lou Ann's dad have to drive to see her mom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Lou Ann's name chosen?

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

4. What was Lou Ann looking forward to getting away from when she transferred to Harvard?

5. Why did Lou Ann think that her parents weren't deaf?

6. What caused Lou Ann's mother to become deaf?

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

8. What caused Lou Ann's father to become deaf?

9. What were the fears when Lou Ann was born and how were those fears alleviated?

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

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