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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Sarah and James make a pact: "Let no one, living or dead, absent or present, ever _____________."
(a) Stop us.
(b) Hurt us again.
(c) Come between us.
(d) Influence us.

5. At the end of the scene, James and Sarah promise each other and then Sarah says, "You and me. __________."
(a) Unjoined.
(b) Together.
(c) Joined.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What intimidates James about the new student being introduced to him during his class?

2. Who enters the room as a new student that is being introduced to the class and to James?

3. Orin says, "You can't _________ us. You think learning to sign means you can communicate with us."

4. What meal do James and Sarah share when they head out with each other?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is James the only one who knows to answer the telephone when it begins to ring?

2. How does Sarah participate in the court hearing when it finally takes place within the play?

3. What is the basis of the case the Orin and his lawyer are trying to make against the deaf school?

4. What does James believe that he did which he admits to the audience with some difficulty?

5. What does James have to say to Mrs. Norman about Sarah's intelligence and her future?

6. Why can't James enjoy the pleasure of music anymore, according to him?

7. What does James try to do in order to offset his nervousness about being with Sarah?

8. What does James decide to do in order to calm down after the chaos, though he feel guilty for doing so?

9. What does James have to do in order to help Sarah with the telephone call for her?

10. What does Mr. Franklin want James to do with Sarah Norman once they are introduced?

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