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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 did Lou Ann call deafness?
(a) A torture to those who suffered from it.
(b) A difficult thing to understand.
(c) An invisible handicap.
(d) Misunderstood.

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

3. Where did some psychologists believe most of a person's personality was developed?
(a) At birth.
(b) Within 1 year of birth.
(c) At conception.
(d) In utero.

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

5. How old was Garnel when it was discovered that he was deaf?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbol did the doctor use to tell Lou Ann's mom that she had a girl?

2. What did Lou Ann's youngest sister think of Lou Ann?

3. Where was Lou Ann's mom's childhood doctor located?

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

5. What was Lou Ann's father's middle name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Doris Jean's mom use to try to get her to talk?

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

3. How were Gale and Garnel different?

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

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

6. What was a baby cry box?

7. How was Lou Ann's name chosen?

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

9. How did Doris Jean react when she was left at school?

10. What did Grandpa Walker do for work?

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