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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following is signed by marking a cross on the left shoulder?
2. Which of the following schools does Kayla consider attending?
3. With which of the following does the forty-first chapter of the novel begin?
4. With which of the following does the thirtieth chapter of the novel begin?
5. What is the name of Charlie’s dormkeeper?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reason is the kind of cochlear implant Charlie has recalled?
2. Why do February’s mother and Mel’s father express appreciation for stuffing?
3. What constant in school nursing does Charlie note?
4. To what does Charlie compare her mother unboxing her new cochlear implant equipment (202)?
5. What does Charlie note as the question she most hates being asked?
6. Why does February regard her mother’s condition as a cruelty?
7. What reasons are given for setting off fireworks in the parked car on New Year’s Eve?
8. How does Charlie describe her social standing at her old school?
9. How does Gabriella shame Austin at the pizza excursion?
10. Why does Wanda think of her brother upon learning of the imminent closure of her school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does True Biz bear as much out?
Essay Topic 2
A comment is made in the novel that children of Deaf adults—CODAs—“still counted as ‘big D’ Deaf” (116). What, per the novel, defines “‘big D’ Deaf,” what in the text supports that definition, and how does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.
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