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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. Who was Lou Ann trying to write an article for?

2. How did Lou Ann go about putting her life in order?

3. What hotel did Lou Ann's parents visit in Chicago?

4. Where did most of the people in Lou Ann's neighborhood work?

5. Why didn't children of deaf parents talk about their experiences?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lou Ann's experience with Tyrone impact her?

2. What did Lou Ann's parents do for a social life when she was a child?

3. Where did Lou Ann go after graduating from Harvard?

4. Why did Lou Ann transfer to Harvard?

5. How did Lou Ann choose her first college?

6. How was Lou Ann's exterior attitude colliding with her interior attitude?

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's mom feel when her wallet was stolen?

10. What was Lou Ann's third job while she lived in New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lou Ann's Uncle Bill and Aunt Margaret played a large role in her life during her childhood. Discuss the role that they played in her childhood using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact that deafness played on Gale and his family. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Working in different capacities to help the deaf was very important to Lou Ann. Discuss this using examples from the book.

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