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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. What was the most important thing Lou Ann bought to take to college?

2. What quality did Lou Ann say that her parents voices had?

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

4. Why was Lou Ann's father not accepted into the fraternal order?

5. What kind of cheese had Lou Ann never had before going to Boston?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Christmas like when Lou Ann was a child?

3. How did Lou Ann's views toward her interpreting work change over time?

4. How did Lou Ann's mom feel when her wallet was stolen?

5. How did Lou Ann choose her first college?

6. Why did Lou Ann feel that her parents were so often looked down on?

7. Why did Lou Ann transfer to Harvard?

8. What made Lou Ann decide to quit interpreting?

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss what the phrase "vanilla fires" meant to Lou Ann. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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

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