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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarah admits to Orin that she was never good at the kind of _________ that Orin wanted.

2. When James goes to embrace Sarah, what does she tell him after she pushes him away?

3. James says that if Sarah feels she's not strong enough to juggle both worlds, then _________.

4. What kind of game is being played at the party which opens the second act of the play?

5. James, in his rage about how loud the house is makes the joke that if only someone would fire a __________ through the window.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of James at the school is to teach lip reading and to teach speech to the deaf.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important for deaf people to learn how to lip read and to speak?

Part 2: Do you think the hearing community is being too forceful in its attempts to try to help deaf people interact as though they were not deaf? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think a deaf person can have an average life without learning how to lip read or to speak? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of moments in which the many languages are barriers to communication.

Part 1: Why do you think communication is so important in this world?

Part 2: Can the world survive without the ability to communicate? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think the play begins with Sarah and James not being able to communicate?

Essay Topic 3

The hearing community seems to be one that is looked upon with disdain in this play, though the deaf community is not without flaws.

Part 1: Why do you think Mrs. Norman is such a negative character and so cynical about her daughter's deafness?

Part 2: Do you think a hearing person can ever understand the life of a deaf person? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the hearing characters in this play mean well? Why or why not?

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