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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What's interesting about learning about Sarah's job is that Sarah's mother is not _____________ or surprised.
(a) Questioning.
(b) Happy.
(c) Upset.
(d) Confused.

2. What didn't the Justice of the Peace do during the ceremony performed for James and Sarah?
(a) Make it official.
(b) Lip read.
(c) Sign.
(d) Speak.

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

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

5. Who leaves the stage as James goes to meet up with Sarah after he is done teaching?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Orin.
(c) Mr. Franklin.
(d) Sarah.

6. James finds it difficult to understand Sarah's ___________________ when they are talking.
(a) Rapid hand movements.
(b) Sense of humor.
(c) Feelings about her mother.
(d) Mood.

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

8. What causes Sarah to fly into a rage when James mentions it to her?
(a) His eventual move away from her.
(b) His grading system.
(c) His desire for her to speak.
(d) His visit with her mother.

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

10. Sarah notes that she and James were both born to ___________ who would have been better off without them.
(a) Siblings.
(b) Desires.
(c) Parents.
(d) Conditions.

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

12. Sarah asks James to _____________ and he does without question or condemnation.
(a) Live with her.
(b) Leave.
(c) Help her.
(d) Marry her.

13. Sarah had sex when she was younger to prove that there was something she could ___________ than the hearing girls could.
(a) Hate more.
(b) Learn faster.
(c) Enjoy more.
(d) Do better.

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

15. __________ tells James that Sarah had a relationship prior to him at the school.
(a) Orin.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Mr. Franklin.
(d) Mrs. Norman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through dancing together, James and Sarah are able to connect on a ___________ level.

2. What is the sign that Sarah makes to James in the first argument they have?

3. How does Sarah keep her distance from James when they are dancing with each other?

4. What does Sarah point out on the menu that shows James just how helpless she is?

5. Sarah does think that she and James should ______________ so that he can continue to teach.

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