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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sisters did Lou Ann have?

2. What did Lou Ann think her parents were pretending to be when she was 8?

3. What was Lou Ann scared of at college?

4. What was Grandma Nellie's main job in her husband's business?

5. How did Lou Ann's dad feel about Lou Ann attending her new school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Gale propose to Doris Jean?

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

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

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

7. How were Gale and Garnel different?

8. What was a baby cry box?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Lou Ann's parents were perceived by strangers because of their deafness, using specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Lou Ann's respect for her parents deepened as she grew older, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Lou Ann's romantic relationships were deeply affected by her reluctance to discuss her parents deafness. Discuss this using examples from the book.

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