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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. Who was Lou Ann trying to write about in her article?
(a) Her life as the child of deaf parents.
(b) The impact of deafness on society.
(c) The deaf street gang.
(d) Deafness in America.

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

3. Who did Lou Ann first hear about the deaf street gang from?
(a) Andre Acevedo.
(b) Pedro Acevedo.
(c) Jose Acevedo.
(d) Juan Acevedo.

4. What was the main entertainment in Lou Ann's town?
(a) Football.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Soccer.

5. How did Lou Ann go about putting her life in order?
(a) Stopped doing the things she didn't want to do.
(b) Put her guilty feelings to rest.
(c) Had a heart to heart with her parents.
(d) Rediscovered herself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Lou Ann get rid of by spewing her emotions?

3. Where was the person that told Lou Ann about the deaf street gang from?

4. Who was attempting to buy the magazine that Lou Ann worked at?

5. How did the kid that Lou Ann interpreted for act?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lou Ann attempting to write an article about?

2. What was Christmas like when Lou Ann was a child?

3. What made Lou Ann decide to quit interpreting?

4. How did Lou Ann's mom feel when her wallet was stolen?

5. Why was it so important to Lou Ann that her father join the Masons?

6. How did Lou Ann feel about the work she had to do at Harvard?

7. What was Lou Ann's childhood neighborhood like?

8. What were Lou Ann's first few weeks at Harvard like?

9. How did Lou Ann choose her first college?

10. Why did Lou Ann transfer to Harvard?

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