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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. How did Lou Ann's mom feel about her writing the book?

3. What did Lou Ann think her parents were when she was 8?

4. In what year did Lou Ann's parents meet?

5. Where did Lou Ann's dad propose?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Gale propose to Doris Jean?

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

4. What did Grandpa Walker do for work?

5. What was Doris Jean and Gale's wedding like?

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

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

8. What was a baby cry box?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact that having deaf parents played on Lou Ann's childhood.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the bouts of guilt that Lou Ann went through regarding her parents deafness, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Lou Ann and her sisters had a strong bond; discuss that bond using examples from the book.

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