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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. Why couldn't Lou Ann's mom sing to her?

2. What was Lou Ann's father's first nickname?

3. How did Lou Ann's father break his nose?

4. What role did Lou Ann play for her parents?

5. Who was Lou Ann's dad on a date with when he met her mom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Gale propose to Doris Jean?

4. What role did Lou Ann play in her parents' lives as a child?

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

6. How did Doris Jean's parents react to the news that she was engaged?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the relationship between Lou Ann's maternal grandparents and their daughter to the relationship between Lou Ann's paternal grandparents and their son.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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