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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sarah finds it difficult to understand James' ______________ when they are communicating.
(a) Lip movements.
(b) Intentions.
(c) Hearing sense of humor.
(d) Raid hand movements.

2. Sarah tells James that if he doesn't _________ a little faster, their session will be over.
(a) Move.
(b) Sign.
(c) Listen.
(d) Talk.

3. Sarah tells James that she has been __________ James on purpose the last few days.
(a) Avoiding.
(b) Thinking of.
(c) Talking about.
(d) Following.

4. What is James trying to do when he runs into Mr. Franklin after fighting with Sarah?
(a) Teach another student.
(b) Run away from her.
(c) Write his resignation letter.
(d) Chase after her.

5. Orin also says, "...because you want to ___________ us we want to be changed."
(a) Be closer to us.
(b) Teach.
(c) Educate.
(d) Change.

6. Sarah signs to James that she has ___________ except for him.
(a) Nothing.
(b) Everything.
(c) Joys in her life.
(d) Contentment in her life.

7. Sarah does think that she and James should ______________ so that he can continue to teach.
(a) Continue dating.
(b) Separate.
(c) Live together.
(d) Just be friends.

8. James is curious whether Sarah left of her own accord, or if ___________.
(a) Mr. Franklin told her to break it off.
(b) She even loves him.
(c) He drove her away.
(d) She was forced to leave.

9. The lead actress, Sarah Norman, is ___________, according to the character description.
(a) Hearing.
(b) Partially deaf.
(c) Deaf.
(d) A speech therapist.

10. ___________ believes Sarah could go to college and get a better job if she wanted to.
(a) Mrs. Norman.
(b) James.
(c) Mr. Franklin.
(d) Orin.

11. What meal do James and Sarah share when they head out with each other?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Lunch.
(d) They don't.

12. What does James do when he hears Sarah making fun of the people she is making fun of?
(a) Reprimands her.
(b) Continues the joke.
(c) Ignores her.
(d) Laughs with her.

13. __________ does a grotesque imitation of Orin and Lydia as they try to form words.
(a) James.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Tyler.
(d) No one.

14. Mrs. Norman reveals that Sarah used to ___________, but stopped after a while.
(a) Speak.
(b) Listen.
(c) Hear.
(d) Want to teach.

15. James: "In the beginning, there was __________ and out of that silence there could come only one thing: Speech."
(a) Peace.
(b) Love.
(c) Silence.
(d) Tension.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters the classroom near the end of James' teaching time with his class?

2. James begins to realize that Sarah may not be able to __________ or she might not understand what it means.

3. Does Sarah enjoy her job, according to the way she responds to James when he asks?

4. Sarah is found to not be very close to her ___________, according to James' research.

5. Orin plans to become a/an _____________ for deaf rights and for the deaf community.

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