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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 Uncle Garnel's wife?

2. What topic did Lou Ann choose for her senior honors thesis at college?

3. Where did Lou Ann teach her first sign language class?

4. What phrase did Lou Ann use to describe the communication issues that arose with the deaf?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the money situation like when Lou Ann was a child?

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

3. Why did Lou Ann transfer to Harvard?

4. What was Lou Ann's second job while she lived in New York?

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

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

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

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

9. What was the Nasty Homicides gang?

10. What made Lou Ann decide to quit interpreting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lou Ann and her sisters had very different reactions to their parents deafness. Compare and contrast their feelings using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Lou Ann's life with deaf parents to how she thought her life would have been with hearing parents.

Essay Topic 3

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

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