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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who enters the room as a new student that is being introduced to the class and to James?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Jessica.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Orin.

3. Sarah wants to continue to _____________, so she does not want to leave.
(a) Write.
(b) Go to school.
(c) Be a maid.
(d) Learn to speak.

4. How does Sarah keep her distance from James when they are dancing with each other?
(a) By signing and dancing at the same time.
(b) She doesn't.
(c) By taking a lot of breaks.
(d) By pushing him away.

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

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

7. What did Sarah as a child draw on her picture of the Virgin Mary, which infuriated her mother?
(a) A moustache.
(b) A hearing aid.
(c) A pentacle.
(d) A cane.

8. What is the new student's reaction to the way that James is trying to communicate with her?
(a) Shouting.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Blank stare.
(d) Running away.

9. Who does Sarah make fun of during the course of her and James' time together?
(a) Deaf people.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her teachers.
(d) Hearing people.

10. What does James try to do in order to break the tension between him and the new student?
(a) Read a poem.
(b) Make jokes.
(c) Fidget.
(d) Do a magic trick.

11. When Sarah returns to the stage, who is she signing to after James has gone to see her mother, unknown to her?
(a) Orin.
(b) James.
(c) Mr. Franklin.
(d) Lydia.

12. Who is the young student that James tries to encourage at the start of this scene?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Orin.
(c) Tyler.
(d) Lydia.

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

14. Sarah also signs to James that she does not _________ him, as she still has herself.
(a) Desire.
(b) Love.
(c) Want.
(d) Need.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah ask James to do when they are out on the town?

2. What does James continue to do that irritates Sarah as they walk and talk?

3. What happened to James' mother, as he confides in Sarah during their conversation?

4. Because Sarah spoke poorly, people thought she was ______________, so she stopped.

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

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