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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 the author of the first piece that Lou Ann edited at her new job?

2. What gang was the deaf gang an undergrowth of?

3. What did Lou Ann say that nature placed a high importance on?

4. Why was Lou Ann's article not sounding good?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lou Ann feel when she received a letter at college from her Aunt Imogene?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Lou Ann resolve her feelings of guilt?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Lou Ann's social relationships were impacted by her parents deafness, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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