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

2. Who did Lou Ann spend two weeks every summer as a child?

3. What role did the person that told Lou Ann about the deaf street gang play in the gang?

4. What was one of the main functions of the deaf fraternity that Lou Ann's parents were members of?

5. Why did it not work for Lou Ann's mom to tutor her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What made Lou Ann decide to quit interpreting?

3. What was the Nasty Homicides gang?

4. Why did Lou Ann feel guilty?

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

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

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

8. How did Lou Ann feel about the work she had to do at Harvard?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 impact that deafness played on Doris Jean and her family, use examples from the book.

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