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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orin compliment Sarah on when they are reminiscing about their past together?
(a) Her marriage.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) Her speech.
(d) Her signing.

2. Sarah decides that she wants to make her own ___________ instead of using the one from Klein.
(a) Book.
(b) Complaint.
(c) Speech.
(d) List of questions.

3. Sarah thinks James wants her to be a deaf person so he can change her into a ___________ person.
(a) Normal.
(b) Hearing.
(c) Loud.
(d) Quiet.

4. __________ is amazed by Sarah's abilities and is obviously proud of her work.
(a) Mrs. Norman.
(b) Orin.
(c) James.
(d) Mr. Franklin.

5. Sarah reveals that Orin says their ____________ isn't as important as deaf rights.
(a) Social life.
(b) School.
(c) Home.
(d) Marriage.

6. Who has to translate the phone call so that Sarah can talk on the phone as well?
(a) James.
(b) Orin.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Mr. Franklin.

7. Who used to cry because he could hear enough of the organ music that it made their ears hurt?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Mrs. Norman.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Orin.

8. What does Sarah end up asking Orin to do when they are on the phone together?
(a) Bring her chocolate.
(b) Stop the legal battle.
(c) Come to dinner.
(d) Come to the house for a book.

9. What kind of game is being played at the party which opens the second act of the play?
(a) Poker.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Blackjack.
(d) Rummy.

10. James makes the joke, "Hey, either I've just become _________ or it's suddenly quiet in here."
(a) Dead.
(b) Calm.
(c) Like Orin.
(d) Deaf.

11. What does Sarah want to show Orin when she goes into the kitchen with him?
(a) The TV.
(b) The phone.
(c) A machine that does 11 things.
(d) The oven.

12. What does James say is the name of the caller, though it is really Orin and he corrects himself as he hands the call to Sarah?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Che Guevara.
(d) John Lennon.

13. Why is James hesitant to go for a walk with Sarah, though she encourages him to do so anyway?
(a) It's cold.
(b) It's midnight.
(c) It's too early.
(d) It's in a dangerous neighborhood.

14. Sarah points out that every time things get too serious for James, he ____________.
(a) Ignores her.
(b) Makes a joke.
(c) Doesn't try to see her side.
(d) Runs away.

15. Who is on the other side of the stage, taunting Sarah as the scene unfolds?
(a) Tyler.
(b) Mrs. Norman.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Orin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarah says the lawyer wants her to hate ___________ so people feel sorry about her condition.

2. What is Orin called James on the phone that James points out to the audience without signing it for Sarah?

3. Sarah tells James she is feeling caught between the ________ and the deaf world.

4. At the end of the night, James says that he feels everyone is speaking in some far-northern dialect of __________.

5. What does James realize he hasn't turned on since he and Sarah have been married?

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